The nine-branched Hanukkah lamp — eight festival lights and the shamash
also written: hanukiah, chanukiah
In Scripture
World English Bible
It was the Feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem.
John 10:22Traditional background — the New Testament names Hanukkah, not the later nine-branched lamp.
“You shall make a lamp stand of pure gold. Of hammered work shall the lamp stand be made, even its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it.
Exodus 25:31Traditional background — Scripture describes the sanctuary’s seven-branched menorah, not the nine-branched hanukkiah.
The same lexicon, opened in IsraelForYou: pick a word from the list and its card opens — script, sound, and every verse it lives in.
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Hebrew words
אשת חילeshet chail
“Woman of valour” — Proverbs 31:10-31, sung…
גמר חתימה טובהgmar chatimah tovah
“A good final sealing” — the Yom Kippur…
חנכיהhanukkiah
The nine-branched Hanukkah lamp — eight…
הדסהhadassah
Myrtle — Queen Esther’s Hebrew name
חרדיםharedim
Those who tremble in reverence — a name used…
‹ Hebrew words
חֲנֻכִּיָּהhanukkiahkha-noo-kee-YAH
The nine-branched Hanukkah lamp — eight festival lights and the shamash
It was the Feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem.
John 10:22
“You shall make a lamp stand of pure gold. Of hammered work shall the lamp stand be made, even its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it.