menorah
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hebrew מְנוֹרָה (m'norá). From the same Proto-Semitic root *nūr- (“fire”) as minaret.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
menorah (plural menoroth or menorot or menorahs)
- (Judaism) A holy candelabrum with seven branches used in the Temple of Jerusalem.
- 1985, Anthony Burgess, The Kingdom of the Wicked:
- ‘Heathen muck,’ Liberalis said, as the pillaging began. The veil of the Temple was rent. The great menorah was taken away.
- (Judaism) A candelabrum (hanukkiah) with nine branches used in Jewish worship on Hanukkah.
Synonyms[edit]
- (candelabrum with nine branches): hanukkiah
Translations[edit]
seven-branch candelabrum
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nine-branch candelabrum — see hanukkiah
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hebrew מְנוֹרָה (m'norá). Doublet of menara and minaret.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mênara (first-person possessive menorahku, second-person possessive menorahmu, third-person possessive menorahnya)
Further reading[edit]
- “menorah” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
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