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Hanukkah

(khä′no̵o kä′, -kə; hä′-)

noun

a Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Temple by Judas Maccabaeus in 165 and celebrated for 8 days beginning the 25th day of Kislev

also Hanukka or Hanuka

Origin: TalmudHeb chanuka, lit., dedication < root ḥnx, inaugurate, dedicate

See Hanukkah in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or Ha·nu·kah also Cha·nu·kah

noun
Judaism

An eight-day festival beginning on the 25th day of Kislev, commemorating the victory in 165 B.C. of the Maccabees over Antiochus Epiphanes (c. 215-164 B.C.) and the rededication of the Temple at Jerusalem. Also called Feast of Dedication, Feast of Lights.

Origin:

Origin: Hebrew ḥănukkâ, dedication

Origin: , from ḥānak, to train, dedicate; see ḥnk in Semitic roots

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