HANUKKAH


Meaning of HANUKKAH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also Cha·nu·kah or Ha·nu·kah ˈhä-nə-kə, ˈḵä-

Etymology: Hebrew ḥănukkāh dedication

Date: 1864

: 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.