Hanukkah

Speech parts

1. Hanukkah - Noun

2. Hanukkah - Proper noun

Meaning

(Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC

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Synonyms

Festival of Lights Feast of Dedication Chanukah Feast of Lights Hanukah Hannukah Chanukkah Channukah Channukkah Feast of the Dedication gentile Shavuot sivan elul Rosh Hashanah
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Antonyms

christmas passover easter ramadan Chanukah Festival of Lights
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Hypernyms

Jewish holy day

Related terms

hanukkiah

Phrases with the word

happy Hanukkah top of a hanukkah bush crown of a hanukkah bush

Anagrams

Khanukah

Examples

A 37-year-old man, Grafton Thomas, was charged with stabbing five people with a machete at a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbi's home in Monsey, an Orthodox Jewish community north of New York City. Source: Internet

According to Davis, he wrote the story when he was unable to find a story that he liked for a Hanukkah reading. citation. Source: Internet

Alan Dershowitz speaks as President Trump listens during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House last month. Source: Internet

At another station they customised Hanukkah T-shirts and at another, labelled the "schmooze station", they ate latkes (potato cakes fried in oil) and doughnuts from nearby Glick’s bakery, learnt about the Hanukkah story and listened to traditional music. Source: Internet

Doughnuts, called "sufganiyot" in Hebrew, are a popular fare in Israel during the current holiday of Hanukkah, in which Jews traditionally eat deep-fried delicacies. Source: Internet

Before Neil began his presentation, member Judith Edmunds treated the club to a ‘mini’ Hanukkah ceremony by lighting the candles on a Menorah. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Hanukah Hanukah bush Hanukka Hanukkah bush hanukkiah hanuman