Sanhedrin

See also: sanhédrin

English

Alternative forms

• sanhedrim
• sanhedrin

Etymology

From Hebrew סַנְהֶדְרִין (sanhedrín, “Sanhedrin”), from Ancient Greek συνέδριον (sunédrion, “sitting together, hence assembly or council”). Doublet of synedrion.

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /sænhid͡ʒɹɪn/

Noun

Sanhedrin (plural Sanhedrins)

1. (historical) An assembly of twenty-three judges appointed in every major city in Israel.
2. (historical) The assembly of seventy-one judges sitting in Jerusalem.

Translations

the assembly of seventy-one judges sitting in Jerusalem

• Polish: Sanhedryn m
• Portuguese: Sinédrio m
• Spanisglh: sanedrín (es) m

Further reading

• Sanhedrin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

See also

• כנסת הגדולה

Anagrams

• rhenanids