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People love to joke about the many ways to pronounce and spell Chanukah (or Hanukkah), the holiday of lights that begins on 25 Kislev and lasts for 8 days. But what does chanukah actually mean? Dedication of the Altar. On a basic level, the word chanukah means “inauguration.”
- What Is Hanukkah
The Hebrew word Chanukah means “dedication,” and is thus...
- What Does the Name "Chanukah" Mean?
The name Chanukah itself contains many hints to the deeper...
- What Is Hanukkah
May 27, 2014 · The name Hanukkah is commonly understood to mean Dedication, but where our word dedication primarily conveys a devotion or consecration, the Hebrew word hanukka primarily describes a new beginning, or the initiation into a wholly renewed situation. As such our name means New Beginning or Initiation.
Dec 10, 2017 · Chanukah was first celebrated in 164 BCE as a ritual festival in which the Temple was purified and special sacrifices were offered. The Maccabees dedicated the defiled Temple for eight days; it is therefore referred to as “the days of the dedication of the altar” (1 Macc 4:48; Hebrew, חנוכת המזבח).
Dec 31, 2014 · The name “Chanukah” thus originates from the word “chinuch,” education, and it means the renewed beginning of the candle lighting. We find a different approach to the term “chinuch” and, in our context, to the name “Chanukah,” in Chassidic thought.
Dec 18, 2011 · Hanukkah (Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה, usually spelled חנוכה pronounced [χanuˈka] in Modern Hebrew, also romanized as Chanukah or Chanuka), also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd ...
