hanukkiah

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Pronunciations

hanukkiah (hah-noo-KEE-uh) listen
chanukkiah (khah-noo-KEE-uh) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "Apparently, Hannukiah is mostly an Israeli term. But I grew up Conservative in NY and we all used it as a term." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • חֲנֻכִּיָּה khanukia

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

      Alternative Spellings

      hanukiah, khanukkiah, chanukkiah, hanukkia, hanukia, khanukkia, chanukkia

Notes

  • Plural hanukkiyot (hah-noo-kee-OHT).

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