kenesaEtymologyBorrowed from Karaim כְּנִיסָא (kǝnîsāʾ), from Aramaic כְּנִישָׁא (kənīšā, “gathering”), likely via Arabic كَنِيسَة (kanīsa, “church, synagogue”).kenesa means an Eastern European or Persian Karaite synagogue. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.nounAn Eastern European or Persian Karaite synagogue.