# Sanhedrin

> English word · Noun · IPA /sænˈhiː.dɹɪn/ · frequency rank #62,473

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sanhedrin