hanukkah

Meaning of hanukkah

noun

a lesser Jewish festival, lasting eight days from the 25th day of Kislev (in December) and commemorating the rededication of the Temple in 165 BC by the Maccabees after its desecration by the Syrians. It is marked by the successive kindling of eight lights.

from Hebrew ḥănukkāh ‘consecration’.

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Hyphenation of hanukkah

hanukkah

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 8 chars.
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hanukkah synonyms

Meaning Hanukkah:

Hanukkah, Hanukah, Chanukah, Chanukkah

Words that rhyme with hanukkah

Makkah, Rebekkah, Chanukkah, Hanukkah, halukkah, sukkah

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