Etymology

Hanukkah

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Today it means: An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians. Full definition →

Hebrew חנוכה / חֲנֻכָּה
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromחנוכה / חֲנֻכָּה“dedication, consecration”
  2. English todayHanukkah

Originated 1890–95. From Hebrew חנוכה / חֲנֻכָּה (khanuká, “dedication, consecration”) from חָנַךְ (khanákh, “to dedicate, to consecrate”).

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