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חֲנֻכָּה

chanuka · dedication

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2598 · appears 8 times in the Bible

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What it means

chanuka (חֲנֻכָּה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “dedication”.

The act of first setting something apart for God, and the offerings made for it. The name of the feast of Hanukkah comes from this word (John 10:22).

How to say it

cha·nu·ka

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. The inauguration of something for God, with a feast and offerings.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

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Where it appears

  • Numbers 7:10

    And the chiefs presented the dedication offering for the altar on the day it was anointed; and the chiefs presented their offering before the altar.

  • Numbers 7:11

    And YHWH said to Moses, “One chief each day, one chief each day, shall present their offering for the dedication of the altar.”

  • Numbers 7:84

    This was the dedication offering for the altar on the day it was anointed, from the chiefs of Israel: twelve silver plates, twelve silver basins, twelve gold spoons;

  • Numbers 7:88

    and all the cattle for the sacrifice of peace, twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, sixty male lambs a year old. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.

  • 2 Chronicles 7:9

    On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for they had held the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

  • Nehemiah 12:27

    And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to hold the dedication and rejoicing, with thanksgivings and with song, cymbals, harps, and with lyres.

  • Psalms 30:1

    A psalm. A song of the dedication of the house. Of David. I will exalt you, YHWH, for you have drawn me up and have not made my enemies glad over me.

And 1 more times.