n.
Variant: also Cha · nu · kah or Ha · nu · kah
Pronunciation: ' hä-n ə -k ə , ' k ̱ ä-
Function: noun
Etymology: Hebrew ḥ ă nukk ā h dedication
Date: 1843
: an 8-day Jewish holiday beginning on the 25th of Kislev and commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem after its defilement by Antiochus of Syria