HANUKKAH


Meaning of HANUKKAH in English

[ 'hanʊkə , 'x- ]

(also Chanukkah )

■ noun an eight-day Jewish festival of lights held in December, commemorating the rededication of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem in 165 BC after its desecration.

Origin

from Heb. ḥănukkāh 'consecration'.

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