/ħa.nukˈkaː/, /χa.nuˈka/, /ˈχa.nu.ka/
OriginFrom חָנַךְ (khanákh, “to dedicate, to consecrate”).
- Judaism, feminineHanukkah
- feminineconsecration, dedication, inauguration
“c. 13th century, “Ma'oz Tzur.”
אָז אֶגְמוֹר בְּשִׁיר מִזְמוֹר חֲנֻכַּת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ.
'áz 'egmór b'shír mizmór khanukát hamizbéakh.” — Then we will celebrate with song and psalm the altar's dedication.
Formsחֲנֻכָּה(canonical, feminine) · khanuká(romanization) · חנוכות(indefinite, plural) · חֲנֻכּוֹת(indefinite, plural) · חנוכת(construct, singular) · חֲנֻכַּת־(construct, singular) · חנוכות(construct, plural) · חֲנֻכּוֹת־(construct, plural) · חנוכה(indefinite, singular) · חֲנֻכָּה(indefinite, singular) · חנוכתי(feminine, first-person, masculine, possessed-form, singular) · חֲנֻכָּתִי(feminine, first-person, masculine, possessed-form, singular) · חנוכתנו(feminine, first-person, masculine, plural, possessed-form) · חֲנֻכָּתֵנוּ(feminine, first-person, masculine, plural, possessed-form) · החנוכה(definite, singular) · הַחֲנֻכָּה(definite, singular) · חנוכתך(masculine, possessed-form, second-person, singular) · חֲנֻכָּתְךָ(masculine, possessed-form, second-person, singular) · חנוכתך(feminine, possessed-form, second-person, singular) · חֲנֻכָּתֵךְ(feminine, possessed-form, second-person, singular)