◄ 2598. chanukkah ►
Strong's Lexicon chanukkah: Dedication Original Word: חֲנֻכָּה Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Transliteration: chanukkah Pronunciation: khan-oo-kaw' Phonetic Spelling: (khan-ook-kaw') Definition: Dedication Meaning: initiation, consecration Word Origin: Derived from the root חָנַךְ (chanak), meaning "to dedicate" or "to initiate." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1456 (ἐγκαινίζω, egkainizo) - to renew, dedicate - G1457 (ἐγκαίνια, enkainia) - dedication, feast of dedication Usage: The term "chanukkah" primarily refers to the concept of dedication or consecration. It is used in the context of dedicating a building, altar, or other sacred objects to God. The word signifies the act of setting something apart for a holy purpose, often accompanied by ceremonial rites. Cultural and Historical Background: The most well-known association of the term "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 Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BCE. The historical event celebrated by Hanukkah is not directly mentioned in the Hebrew Bible but is detailed in the books of the Maccabees, which are part of the Apocrypha. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from the same as chek Definition dedication, consecration NASB Translation dedication (7). Brown-Driver-Briggs חֲנֻכָּה noun feminine dedication, consecration, as a matter of usage only P and late (Late Hebrew חֲנוּכָּה Feast of Dedication; so Aramaic חֲנוּכְּתָא) — abs ׳ח Nehemiah 12:27; construct חֲנֻכַּת Numbers 7:10 6t.; dedication of wall of Jerusalem Nehemiah 12:27 (twice in verse), by sacrifices and processions, with music; of altar in temple 2Chronicles 7:9; of 'the house' Psalm 30:1 (title), i.e. the temple (re-dedication by Judas Maccabaeus, 1Macc 4:52ff.), see Ol Bae and others (opposed to De), and especially CheOP 234. 247; = dedication-offering for altar in tabernacle Numbers 7:10 (accusative with וַיַּקְרִיבוּ), compare יַקְרִיבוּ אֶתקָֿרְבָּנָם לַחֲנֻכַּת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ Numbers 7:11, also Numbers 7:84; Numbers 7:88 (all P; see Di Numbers 7:20). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance dedicatingtion From chanak; initiation, i.e. Consecration -- dedicating(-tion). see HEBREW chanak Forms and Transliterations וּבַחֲנֻכַּ֞ת ובחנכת חֲנֻכַּ֖ת חֲנֻכַּ֣ת חֲנֻכָּ֤ה חנכה חנכת לַחֲנֻכַּ֖ת לחנכת chanukKah chanukKat ḥă·nuk·kāh ḥă·nuk·kaṯ ḥănukkāh ḥănukkaṯ la·ḥă·nuk·kaṯ lachanukKat laḥănukkaṯ ū·ḇa·ḥă·nuk·kaṯ ūḇaḥănukkaṯ uvachanukKat Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Numbers 7:10 HEB: הַנְּשִׂאִ֗ים אֵ֚ת חֲנֻכַּ֣ת הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ בְּי֖וֹם NAS: offered the dedication [offering] for the altar KJV: offered for dedicating of the altar INT: offered the leaders the dedication the altar when Numbers 7:11 HEB: אֶת־ קָרְבָּנָ֔ם לַחֲנֻכַּ֖ת הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ ס NAS: day, for the dedication of the altar. KJV: on his day, for the dedicating of the altar. INT: present their offering the dedication of the altar Numbers 7:84 HEB: זֹ֣את ׀ חֲנֻכַּ֣ת הַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַ בְּיוֹם֙ NAS: This [was] the dedication [offering] for the altar KJV: This [was] the dedication of the altar, INT: likewise the dedication the altar when Numbers 7:88 HEB: שִׁשִּׁ֑ים זֹ֚את חֲנֻכַּ֣ת הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ אַחֲרֵ֖י NAS: This [was] the dedication [offering] for the altar KJV: sixty. This [was] the dedication of the altar, INT: likewise the dedication the altar after 2 Chronicles 7:9 HEB: עֲצָ֑רֶת כִּ֣י ׀ חֲנֻכַּ֣ת הַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַ עָשׂוּ֙ NAS: a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar KJV: for they kept the dedication of the altar INT: A solemn for the dedication of the altar observed Nehemiah 12:27 HEB: וּבַחֲנֻכַּ֞ת חוֹמַ֣ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם NAS: Now at the dedication of the wall KJV: And at the dedication of the wall INT: the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem Nehemiah 12:27 HEB: לִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם לַעֲשֹׂ֨ת חֲנֻכָּ֤ה וְשִׂמְחָה֙ וּבְתוֹד֣וֹת NAS: so that they might celebrate the dedication with gladness, KJV: to keep the dedication with gladness, INT: to Jerusalem celebrate the dedication gladness hymns Psalm 30:1 HEB: מִזְמ֡וֹר שִׁיר־ חֲנֻכַּ֖ת הַבַּ֣יִת לְדָוִֽד׃ KJV: [and] Song [at] the dedication of the house INT: Psalm Song the dedication of the house of David 8 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 2598 8 Occurrences ḥă·nuk·kāh — 1 Occ. ḥă·nuk·kaṯ — 5 Occ. la·ḥă·nuk·kaṯ — 1 Occ. ū·ḇa·ḥă·nuk·kaṯ — 1 Occ.