2597. chanukkah
Strong's Lexicon
chanukkah: Dedication

Original Word: חֲנֻכָּה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: chanukkah
Pronunciation: khan-oo-kaw
Phonetic Spelling: (chan-ook-kaw')
Definition: Dedication
Meaning: consecration

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָנַךְ (chanak), meaning "to dedicate" or "to initiate."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent related to dedication is ἐγκαίνια (egkainia), which is used in the New Testament in John 10:22, referring to the Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah).

Usage: The term "chanukkah" primarily refers to the concept of dedication or consecration. It is used in the context of dedicating an altar, temple, or other sacred space to the service of God. The word emphasizes the act of setting apart something for a holy purpose.

Cultural and Historical Background: The most well-known association of "chanukkah" is with the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights. This festival commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem during the second century BCE, following its desecration by the Seleucid Empire. The Maccabean Revolt, led by Judas Maccabeus, resulted in the successful reclaiming and purification of the temple. The festival is marked by the lighting of the menorah, symbolizing the miracle of the oil that lasted eight days.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to chanukkah
Definition
dedication
NASB Translation
dedication (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[חֲנֻכָּה] noun feminine dedication (ᵑ7; Biblical Hebrew id., √ חנך); — construct חֲנֻכַּת, of image Daniel 3:2. Daniel 3:3; temple Ezra 6:16. Ezra 16:17.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
dedication

(Aramaic) corresponding to chanukkah; consecration -- dedication.

see HEBREW chanukkah

Forms and Transliterations
חֲנֻכַּ֛ת חנכת לַחֲנֻכַּ֣ת לַחֲנֻכַּת֮ לחנכת chanukKat ḥă·nuk·kaṯ ḥănukkaṯ la·ḥă·nuk·kaṯ lachanukKat laḥănukkaṯ
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Ezra 6:16
HEB: בְּנֵי־ גָלוּתָ֗א חֲנֻכַּ֛ת בֵּית־ אֱלָהָ֥א
NAS: celebrated the dedication of this
KJV: kept the dedication of this
INT: and the sons of the captivity the dedication house of God

Ezra 6:17
HEB: וְהַקְרִ֗בוּ לַחֲנֻכַּת֮ בֵּית־ אֱלָהָ֣א
NAS: They offered for the dedication of this
KJV: And offered at the dedication of this
INT: and offered the dedication house of God

Daniel 3:2
HEB: מְדִֽינָתָ֑א לְמֵתֵא֙ לַחֲנֻכַּ֣ת צַלְמָ֔א דִּ֥י
NAS: to come to the dedication of the image
KJV: to come to the dedication of the image
INT: of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image forasmuch

Daniel 3:3
HEB: שִׁלְטֹנֵ֣י מְדִֽינָתָ֔א לַחֲנֻכַּ֣ת צַלְמָ֔א דִּ֥י
NAS: were assembled for the dedication of the image
KJV: were gathered together unto the dedication of the image
INT: the rulers of the provinces the dedication of the image forasmuch

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2597
4 Occurrences


ḥă·nuk·kaṯ — 1 Occ.
la·ḥă·nuk·kaṯ — 3 Occ.
















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