hanukkiah

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hanukkiah

/ˌxɑːnʊˈkiːə/
/h-/
/-əˈ-/
/xɑːnuːkiːˈ(j)ɑː/
/xə-/

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Borrowed from Hebrew חֲנֻכִּיָּה (khanukiyá).

noun hanukkiahs · hanukkiot · hanukkioth

Judaism A nine-branched menorah used during Hanukkah. Some might say that the hanukkiah is decorations, but it isn't; the hanukkiah is a ceremonial object, with specific, non-decorative purposes. Perhaps the Stars of David that many string about are appropriate Jewish decoration?

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noun nine-branched candelabrum

Español	januquiá
Deutsch	Chanukkia
Русский	ханукия́ xanukijá, менора́т Ханука́ menorát Xanuká
עברית	חֲנֻכִּיָּה khanukiyá

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@misc{hanukkiah_2026,
  title = {hanukkiah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hanukkiah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}