Menorah Definition

mə-nôrə
menorahs
noun
A candelabrum with seven branches, a traditional symbol of Judaism, or with nine branches, used during the festival of Hanukkah.
Webster's New World
A ceremonial seven-branched candelabrum of the Jewish Temple symbolizing the seven days of the Creation.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Menorah

Noun

Singular:
menorah
Plural:
menorahs, menoroth

Origin of Menorah

  • From Hebrew מנורה (m'norá). From the same Semitic root as minaret.

    From Wiktionary

  • Hebrew mənôrâ nwr in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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