HANUKKA

Meaning of HANUKKA in English

(n.) Alt. of Hanukkah

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

HANUKKA — add. ·noun ·alt. of hanukkah.
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HANUKKA — ( (Hebrew: Dedication), ) also spelled Hanukkah, Chanukah, or Chanukkah, also called Feast Of Dedication, Feast Of Lights, or Feast …
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SHAMMASH — also spelled Shamash, or Shammas (Hebrew: servant), plural Shammashim, Shamashim, or Shammasim, salaried sexton in a Jewish synagogue whose duties …
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MENORAH — also spelled Menora, multibranched candelabrum used by Jews in rites during the eight-day festival of Hanukka. It has taken many …
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MACCABEUS, JUDAS — died 161/160 BC also called Judah Maccabee, Maccabeus also spelled Maccabaeus Jewish guerrilla leader who defended his country from invasion …
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KARAISM — also spelled Karaitism, or Qaraism (from Hebrew qara, to read), a Jewish religious movement that repudiated oral tradition as a …
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JEWISH CALENDAR — religious and civil dating system based on both lunar and solar cycles. In the Jewish calendar in use today, a …
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JERUSALEM, TEMPLE OF — either of two temples that were the centre of worship and national identity in ancient Israel. In the early years …
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