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Sanhedrin

UK/sænˈhiː.dɹɪn/US/sænˈhi.dɹɪn/

Sanhedrin noun: an assembly of twenty-three judges appointed in every major city in Israel.

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.

Sanhedrin meaning in Hindi

Sanhedrin in Hindi

the assembly of seventy-one judges sitting in Jerusalem
महासभा mahāsabhā

Forms of Sanhedrin

pluralSanhedrins
alternative formsanhedrim
alternative formsanhedrin

Origin of Sanhedrin

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

Questions about Sanhedrin

What does Sanhedrin mean?
Sanhedrin means an assembly of twenty-three judges appointed in every major city in Israel.
What is Sanhedrin in Hindi?
Sanhedrin in Hindi is महासभा (mahāsabhā). See Sanhedrin meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Sanhedrin?
Sanhedrin is a noun.
How do you pronounce Sanhedrin?
Sanhedrin is pronounced /sænˈhiː.dɹɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of Sanhedrin?
The plural of Sanhedrin is Sanhedrins.

Words near Sanhedrin in the dictionary

  1. Sanhadja
  2. Sanhaja
  3. Sanhaja de Srair
  4. Sanhe
  5. sanhedrim
  6. Sanhedrin
  7. Sanhedrins
  8. Sanhedrist
  9. Sanhedrists
  10. Sanhita
  11. Sanhitas

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