"hanukkiah" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hanukkiahs [plural], hanukkiot [plural], hanukkioth [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew חֲנֻכִּיָּה (khanukiyá). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|חנוכיה|חֲנֻכִּיָּה|tr=khanukiyá}} Hebrew חֲנֻכִּיָּה (khanukiyá) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|hanukkiot|hanukkioth}} hanukkiah (plural hanukkiahs or hanukkiot or hanukkioth)
  1. (Judaism) A nine-branched menorah used during Hanukkah. Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Judaism Related terms: shamash Translations (nine-branched candelabrum): hanukia (Finnish), Chanukkia [feminine] (German), חֲנֻכִּיָּה (khanukiyá) [feminine] (Hebrew), chanukija [feminine] (Polish), ханукия́ (xanukijá) [feminine] (Russian), менора́т Ханука́ (menorát Xanuká) [masculine] (Russian), chanukkia [common-gender] (Swedish), menora [common-gender] (Swedish), חנוכּה לאָמפּ (khanike lomp) [feminine] (Yiddish)

Inflected forms

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