Hanukkah

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Proper noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Related terms 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 References

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Alternative spellings

• Chanukah
• Hanukah

[edit] Etymology

Originated 1890–95 From Hebrew חֲנֻכָּה (ḥānukkâ) “dedication, consecration” from חנך (ḥānak) “to train or dedicate”.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈhʌ.nʊ.kə/, /ˈhæn.ə.kə/, SAMPA: /"hV.nU.k@/, /"h{n.@.k@/
• (US) IPA: /ˈhɑː.nə.kə/, /ˈxɑː.nə.kə/
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[edit] Proper noun

Singular Hanukkah

Plural Hanukkahs

Hanukkah (plural Hanukkahs)

1. (Judaism) A Jewish festival from the 25th day of Kislev to the 2nd of Tevet, that commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.

[edit] Synonyms

• Feast of Dedication
• Feast of Lights
• Festival of Lights

[edit] Related terms

• hanukkiah

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• “Hanukkah” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
• “Hanukkah” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• "Hanukkah" in WordNet 3.0, Princeton University, 2006.