Ha·nuk·kah
| \ ˈhä-nə-kə
, ˈḵä- \
, ˈḵä- \
variants:
or less commonly Chanukah
or Hanukah
Definition of Hanukkah
: an 8-day Jewish holiday beginning on the 25th of Kislev and commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem after its defilement by Antiochus of Syria
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“Hanukkah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hanukkah. Accessed 28 May. 2022.
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The first known use of Hanukkah was in 1843
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