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hanukiah

/ xanuˈkiːa; ˈhɑːnəkiːə; ˈhɑːnukɪə /

noun

  1. a candelabrum having nine branches that is lit during the festival of Hanukkah
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of hanukiah1

from Hebrew
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As the 75th anniversary of the camp’s liberation approaches, Harshalom lit the hanukiah with his grandchildren, at his son’s home in Ramat Gan.

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During the holiday, it is customary for friends and families to get together in the evening and light the hanukiah, a nine-arm candelabra traditionally set by the window, and to eat jam-filled doughnuts or deep-fried potato pancakes.

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As she reached for the goods -- a mezuzah, a hanukiah -- Mishulovin wrapped tefillin around her husband's wrist.

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At night, the streets come alive with symbols of Christmas - a lit tree topped with bells - and Hannukah - a seven-branched candelabrum, known as a Hanukiah.

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