synagogue (English spelling)

Japanese: synagōgē(英語表記)synagoge
synagogue (English spelling)

…the term refers to a place of public prayer and worship in Judaism (synagogue). It comes from the Greek word synagōge, meaning "assembly," and in Hebrew it is called beit knesset (bet knesset ). There are various theories about its origin, but the most widely accepted theory is that it developed as a place of public prayer for the Jews during the Babylonian captivity after the fall of the Kingdom of Judah in 586 BCE, to replace the temple in Jerusalem (the First Temple), which was burned down.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "synagōgē" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ユダヤ教の公的な祈禱・礼拝の場所(会堂)をさす語。ギリシア語で〈集会〉を意味するシュナゴゲsynagōgēに由来し,ヘブライ語では,ベート・クネセットbêṯ kenēseṯという。その起源については種々の説があるが,一般には前586年のユダ王国滅亡後のバビロン捕囚時代に,焼失したエルサレムの神殿(第一神殿)に代わる彼らの公的祈りの場所として発達したとする説が有力である。…

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