Definitions for Hanukkah

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Hanukkah Ha·nuk·kah

Spelling: [hah-nuh-kuh; Ashkenazic Hebrew Hanukkah is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 61 anagrams from letters in Hanukkah (aahhkknu).

Definitions for Hanukkah

noun

1. a Jewish festival lasting eight days, celebrated from the 25th day of the month of Kislev to the 2nd of Tevet in commemoration of the rededication of the Temple by the Maccabees following their victory over the Syrians under Antiochus IV, characterized chiefly by the lighting of the menorah on each night of the festival.

Origin of Hanukkah

First recorded in 1890-95, Hanukkah is from the Hebrew word ḥănukkāh literally, a dedicating

Examples for Hanukkah

Hanukkah is the celebration of a Jewish military victory in the second century BCE.

On November 30, during the Hanukkah holiday, hundreds of Israelis marched on the ancient site.

But while the miracle of Hanukkah was being celebrated downstairs, a modern-day miracle was happening on the second floor.

Back in December, and just in time for Hanukkah, J.K. Rowling revealed via Twitter that there were Jewish wizards at Hogwarts.

A heartwarming Hanukkah tale of two teens fighting the same rare cancer, whose friendship transcends nationalist stereotypes.

How about that thing Jews like to spin on Hanukkah (or CHanukkah or Chanukah)?

Especially if the holiday shopping season is front-loaded because Hanukkah falls in November rather than December.

The story is immortalized in the second name "Feast of Lights," given to the Hanukkah festival.

It is legitimate for a democracy like Israel to celebrate Passover and Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot and Hanukkah as national holidays.

The canonically approved story of Hanukkah is an exceedingly strange one.