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English
Etymology
From Hebrew מְנוֹרָה (m'norá). From the same Proto-Semitic root *nūr- (“fire”) as minaret.
Pronunciation
Noun
menorah (plural menoroth or menorot or menorahs)
- (Judaism) A holy candelabrum with seven branches used in the Temple of Jerusalem.
- (Judaism) A candelabrum with nine branches, used in Jewish worship on Hanukkah.
- Synonym: hanukkiah
1992, Merrill Joan Gerber, The Kingdom of Brooklyn, Syracuse University Press, published 2000, →ISBN, pages 76–77:My father brings home a big brass antique menorah, shaped like an archway, heavy, on a pedestal, on a round base.
1996, Ann Kimmage, An Un-American Childhood, University of Georgia Press, published 1996, →ISBN, pages 49–50:In America every December my mother had decorated our home with metal Stars of David she hung on strings in the doorways and lit the menorah as we gathered at the table.
2000, Noam Zion, Barbara Spectre, A Different Light: The Hanukkah Book of Celebration, Devora Publishing, →ISBN, page 237:However, traditional Sefardi families follow the halacha that each household uses only one menorah lit by the head of the household, to represent everyone in unison.
2023 December 12, Shaun Walker, “Far-right Polish MP uses fire extinguisher to put out Hanukah candles”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:A far-right Polish MP has extinguished candles on a menorah lit for Hanukah in Poland’s parliament, disrupting proceedings before a planned vote of confidence in the new government.
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Hebrew מְנוֹרָה (m'norá). Doublet of menara and minaret.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meˈnorah/
- Hyphenation: mé‧no‧rah
Noun
mênara (first-person possessive menorahku, second-person possessive menorahmu, third-person possessive menorahnya)
- menorah.
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