menorah
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7.2
- noun
- /məˈnɔːrə/
- At her apartment, light a menorah candle for the first day of Hanukkah.
- Hanukkah menorah
- menorah candle
- Menorah lighting
Examples
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Remember when we lit the Menorah and opened presents?
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The family's Hanukkah menorah was sitting on a table by a window, the glow of its candles reflecting happy faces.
Fiction book (1998) -
I want that Christmas tree up; I want the Menorah next to it.
Blog text (28) -
- Yes, I'm looking for a nice menorah.
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Making candles for the menorah can happen any time before Hanukkah.
Blog text (31) -
Dad and Cato would get home at sundown, when the whole family would gather to light their menorah full of candles.
Fiction book (1997) -
To celebrate Hanukkah, the candles of the menorah are lit one by one and the dreidel is spun.
Academic text (1991) -
Tonight Daniel's family would fill their menorah with candles, eight for the eight days of Hanukkah plus the shamash, the helper candle.
Fiction book (1997) -
During Hanukkah, families gather to light the candles on their menorah each night.
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He proudly displayed a beautifully crafted menorah on the dining table for the holiday.
Synonyms
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7.4
A large candle holder with many branches used for decoration
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8.3
A branched candlestick that holds several candles
Surface Forms
Etymology
Menorah comes from the Hebrew root ner, meaning 'lamp', so the nine-branched menorah used at Hanukkah is a special lampstand for the holiday; it is often called a hanukkiah and is used to light one more candle each night of Hanukkah.