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PRONUNCIATION OF CHANUKIAH

chanukiah  [ˈhɑːnʊkɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHANUKIAH

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Chanukiah is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHANUKIAH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

chanukiah

Menorah (Hanukkah)

The Hanukkah menorah is, strictly speaking, a nine-branched candelabrum lit during the eight-day holiday of Hanukkah, as opposed to the seven-branched menorah used in the ancient Temple or as a symbol. The ninth holder, called the shamash, is for a candle used to light all other candles and/or to be used as an extra light. To be kosher the shamash must be offset on a higher or lower plane than the main eight candles or oil lamps. There are differing opinions as to whether or not all the lights must be arranged in a straight line, or if the channukiah can be arranged in a curve. The menorah is among the most widely produced articles of Jewish ceremonial art. The seven-branched menorah is a traditional symbol of Judaism, along with the Star of David.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHANUKIAH


aristolochia
ˌærɪstəʊˈləʊkɪə
Bashkir
bæʃˈkɪə
chokier
ˈtʃəʊkɪə
Czechoslovakia
ˌtʃɛkəʊsləʊˈvækɪə
dieffenbachia
ˌdiːfənˈbækɪə
Diyarbakir
diːˈjɑːbɛkɪə
Escherichia
ˌɛʃəˈrɪkɪə
fakir
fəˈkɪə
hakea
ˈhɑːkɪə
Kalmykia
ˌkælˈmɪkɪə
kier
kɪə
kochia
ˈkəʊkɪə
leukoplakia
ˌluːkəʊˈpleɪkɪə
paronychia
ˌpærəˈnɪkɪə
riskier
ˈrɪskɪə
rookier
ˈrʊkɪə
Slovakia
sləʊˈvækɪə
trickier
ˈtrɪkɪə
Valkyrie
ˈvælkɪə
Wallachia
wɒˈleɪkɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHANUKIAH

chantage
chantarelle
chantecler
chanter
chanterelle
chanteuse
chantey
chanticleer
chantie
chanties
Chantilly
Chantilly lace
chanting
chantingly
chantress
chantries
chantry
chanty
Chanukah
chao

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHANUKIAH

alleluiah
dahabiah
halleluiah
hanukiah
Hezekiah
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Josiah
Messiah
Nehemiah
Obadiah
Offiah
pariah
rupiah
Shiah
Uriah
Zachariah
Zechariah
Zedekiah
Zephaniah

Synonyms and antonyms of chanukiah in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chanukiah» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHANUKIAH

Find out the translation of chanukiah to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chanukiah from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chanukiah» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

chanukiah
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chanukiah
570 millions of speakers

English

chanukiah
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

chanukiah
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

chanukiah
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Хануккия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chanukiah
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

chanukiah
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Hanoukia
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chanukiah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

chanukiah
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

chanukiah
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

chanukiah
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chanukiah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chanukiah
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

chanukiah
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चाणकिय्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

chanukiah
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chanukiah
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chanukiah
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ханукка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chanukiah
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

chanukiah
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

chanukiah
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

chanukiah
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Chanukiah
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chanukiah

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHANUKIAH»

The term «chanukiah» is used very little and occupies the 175.407 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHANUKIAH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chanukiah

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHANUKIAH»

Discover the use of chanukiah in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chanukiah and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Teaching Jewish Holidays: History, Values, and Activities
Experiment with potatoes: use them for latkes, potato prints, a chanukiah (read The Odd Potato by Eileen Sherman or a Chanukiyah for Dina by Floreva G. Cohen), grow potato eyes, watch a potato rot. Observe the differences in a potato left on ...
Robert Goodman, 1997
2
Head Start on Holidays
Today, we light our chanukiah in memory of this rededication of the Temple. We burn candles in most chanukiot, but in some of them, we burn oil. (Set up the oil burning chanukiah. Use the bottle of oil that the families found.) We start with one  ...
Roberta Louis Goodman, Andye H. Zell, 1991
3
The Book of the Jewish Year
Lighting. the. Chanukiah. The candelabra, or menorah T : that Judah Maccabee relit in the Temple in Jerusalem had seven lampstands on it, with an oil lamp on top of each lampstand.The menorah is the symbol of the Jewish people. Today a  ...
Stephen M. Wylen, 1996
4
100+ Jewish Art Projects for Children
Chanukiah. Wall. Hanging. PK-Z. MATERIALS: • Felt • Velcro buttons or small pieces of yarn • Sequins • Rickrack • Wooden dowel approximately 13" long, 1/4" wide TOOLS: • Tacky Glue • Popside sticks • Scissors • Permanent felt markers ...
Nina Streisand Sher, Margaret A. Feldman, 1996
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The Big Book of Great Teaching Ideas: For Jewish Schools, ...
AN EDIBLE CHANUKIAH You will need nine peppermint sticks and nine candy kisses per child. To make the chanukiah, insert the nine peppermint sticks into a narrow length of styrofoam. Put some canned cake frosting on top of each candle  ...
Shirley Barish, 1997
6
Understanding Jewish Holidays and Customs: Historical and ...
LIGHTING THE CHANUKIAH You place the first candle on the right side of the Chanukiah. The second candle is placed next to it, and so on, always moving towards your left. On each night you light first the Shammos candle and recite the  ...
Sol Scharfstein, 1999
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Grains of Sand: The Fall of Neve Dekalim
After the chanukiah contest and the Rav's speech.” “Ha!” Yair grinned, “I got off before you...” Efrat ignored him. She continued reading her book. Yair chuckled and went with Yoram to go check the mail. When they returned, with the mail, Efrat ...
Shifra Shomron, 2007
8
my first Religious Objects
This is a chanukiah. A chanukiah has eight candles. You light the chanukiah on Chanukah. You light the chanukiah with the shammash candle. Every time you light the chanukiah you sing a blessing. This is a draydel. The draydel has four ...
9
Skits and Shpiels: 14 Plays for Grades 4 to 9
Giant Chanukiah - Use two pieces of yellow, gold, or silver poster board. Cut each in the shape of half a chanukiah, so that when joined together it looks like a chanukiah from the front. Decorate, and attach duct tape or ribbon straps so that ...
Meridith Shaw Patera, 1990
10
How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household
Like synagogue architecture, Jews in every country stylized the chanukiah to reflect the unique approach to design of that particular locale. A chanukiah is not something you put away after its eight-day use. It is often displayed on a shelf or ...
Blu Greenberg, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHANUKIAH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chanukiah is used in the context of the following news items.
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Amsterdam will float your boat! Discovering the Jewish side of the …
While French and Belgian Jews have had a torrid time recently, the storm-battered Chanukiah we encountered on a bridge into the Old Town in ... «Jewish News, Apr 15»
2
Shedding light: Synagogue windows that are a cut above
Rosh Hashanah is depicted with red apples and a shofar, Purim by masks and hamantashen, a large bejewelled chanukiah symbolises ... «Jewish News, Mar 15»
3
Letters: New anti-Semitism, or new alarmism?
We have a government that supports faith schools, a Prime Minister who hosts a Chanukah party at his residence, a 20ft Chanukiah in Trafalgar ... «The Independent, Jan 15»
4
Chanukah menorahs of Israel shed light on Jewish people's past …
In an effort to stem the confusion, in the late 1800s Eliezer ben Yehuda, the father of the modern Hebrew language, coined the term “chanukiah ... «thejewishchronicle.net, Dec 14»
5
Hanukkah in Costa Rica: Learning and Fun for Children
To commemorate and publicize these miracles, we light the Chanukah menorah (also known as a chanukiah) on each of the eight nights of ... «The Costa Rica Star, Dec 14»
6
The Message Of The Menorah
Our Chanukah menorah (chanukiah) has eight lamps to commemorate the eight-day miracle. The menorah in the Beit HaMikdash, however, ... «The Jewish Press, Dec 14»
7
Boy Arrested Trying to Recreate Chanukah on Temple Mount
In the boy's bag police found a Chanukiah, oil candles and matches, according to Tazpit News Agency. Clearly the boy wasn't familiar enough ... «The Jewish Press, Dec 14»
8
Chanukah 'miracle': Cuba releases Gross after five years in prison
Rabbi Hal Rudin-Luria of B'nai Jeshurun Congregation in Pepper Pike said, “I think it's a miracle, especially as we gather to light the chanukiah ... «Cleveland Jewish News, Dec 14»
9
Peace Chanukah offered as interfaith celebration
This is also why the chanukiah have nine candle holders. One candle, called the shamash, is used to light the other eight. Each night of ... «taosnews, Dec 14»
10
Menorahs On Car Rooftops? Mamaroneck Holds Hanukkah Parade
The holiday is marked by the lighting of an eight-pronged candelabrum called a menorah, or Chanukiah, commemorating the symbol of victory ... «The Daily Voice, Dec 14»

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