Associations to the word «Hanukkah»

Wiktionary

HANUKKAH, proper noun. (Judaism) An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.

Dictionary definition

HANUKKAH, noun. (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC.

Wise words

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