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Definition of Hanukah
1. Noun. (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC.
Category relationships: Judaism
Generic synonyms: Jewish Holy Day
Group relationships: Chislev, Kislev, Tebet, Tevet
Definition of Hanukah
1. Proper noun. (alternative spelling of Hanukkah) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hanukah
Literary usage of Hanukah
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. New Edition of the Babylonian Talmud (1903)
"REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE SABBATH AND "hanukah LIGHT. MISHNA /.: What shall and
what shall not be used for lighting (the Sabbath light) ? ..."
2. The History of the Talmud, from the Time of Its Formation, about 200 B. C by Michael Lewy Rodkinson (1903)
"Permissible and non-permissible oils and wicks for lamps on the Sabbath
and 'hanukah (feast ... the law of the 'hanukah lights ; 'hanukah arid the miracle ..."
3. The Jewish Religion Ethically Presented by H. (Henry) Pereira Mendes (1905)
"hanukah. 1. There are two minor festivals, or festivals not commanded to us by Moses
... hanukah is kept in memory of the successful resistance of the Jews, ..."
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