What does hanukkiah mean?
Hanukkiah means (Judaism) A nine-branched menorah used during Hanukkah..
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/ˌxɑːnʊˈkiːə/ · noun
(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?
As a child of Holocaust survivors, there was nothing, no family relics. The celebration was very modest, with a very small hanukkiah, and my mother was a great maker of latkes. I now luckily have many different kinds of hanukkiahs.
The candelabras lit on Hanukkah are technically called hanukkiahs. They have eight candles plus one more, a shamash, that is used for lighting the others.
Use hanukkiah when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hanukkiah means (Judaism) A nine-branched menorah used during Hanukkah..
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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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