menorah
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menorah
- /mɪˈnɔːɹə/
Rhymes with -ɔːɹə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hebrew מְנוֹרָה (m'norá). From the same Proto-Semitic root *nūr- (“light”) as minaret.
noun menoroth · menorot · menorahs · menora
- A holy candelabrum with seven branches used in the Temple of Jerusalem. ‘Heathen muck,’ Liberalis said, as the pillaging began. The veil of the Temple was rent. The great menorah was taken away.
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A candelabrum with nine branches, used in Jewish worship on Hanukkah.
My father brings home a big brass antique menorah, shaped like an archway, heavy, on a pedestal, on a round base.
Similar: hanukkiah
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noun seven-branch candelabrum
| Español | menora, menorá |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 메노라 menora |
| 日本語 | メノーラー menōrā |
| 中文 | 猶太教燈臺 /犹太教灯台 Yóutàijiào dēngtái |
| Português | menorá |
| Deutsch | Menora |
| Italiano | menorah |
| Ελληνικά | επτάφωτος λυχνία eptáfotos lychnía |
| Русский | мено́ра menóra |
| العربية | مَنَارَة manāra, مِنُورَة minūra, الشَّمْعَدَان السَّبَاعِيّ aš-šamʕadān as-sabāʕiyy, مِينُورَاه mīnūrāh |
| עברית | מְנוֹרָה m'norá |
Talk about this word "menorah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/menorah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. menorah. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/menorah "menorah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/menorah.Cite this
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title = {menorah},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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