חנוכה
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See also: חנוכּה
Hebrew
| Root |
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| ח־נ־ך (kh-n-k) |
| 10 terms |
Etymology
From חָנַךְ (khanákh, “to dedicate, to consecrate”).
Pronunciation
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ħa.nukˈkaː/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew, formal) IPA(key): /χa.nuˈka/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew, informal) IPA(key): /ˈχa.nu.ka/
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Proper noun
חנוכה / חֲנֻכָּה • (khanuká) f
Synonyms
- חג החנוכה / חַג הַחֲנֻכָּה (khag hakhanuká)
- חַג הָאוּרִים (khag ha'urím)
Descendants
Noun
חנוכה / חֲנֻכָּה • (khanuká) f (plural indefinite חנוכות / חֲנֻכּוֹת, singular construct חנוכת / חֲנֻכַּת־, plural construct חנוכות / חֲנֻכּוֹת־)
- consecration, dedication, inauguration
- c. 13th century, “Ma'oz Tzur.”
- אָז אֶגְמוֹר בְּשִׁיר מִזְמוֹר חֲנֻכַּת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ.
- 'áz 'egmór b'shír mizmór khanukát hamizbéakh.
- Then we will celebrate with song and psalm the altar's dedication.
- c. 13th century, “Ma'oz Tzur.”
Declension
Declension of חנוכה / חֲנֻכָּה
| Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
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| State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
| singular | indefinite | חנוכה / חֲנֻכָּה | first | חנוכתי / חֲנֻכָּתִי | חנוכתנו / חֲנֻכָּתֵנוּ | ||
| definite | החנוכה / הַחֲנֻכָּה | second | חנוכתך / חֲנֻכָּתְךָ | חנוכתך / חֲנֻכָּתֵךְ | חנוכתכם / חֲנֻכַּתְכֶם | חנוכתכן / חֲנֻכַּתְכֶן | |
| construct | חנוכת־ / חֲנֻכַּת־ | third | חנוכתו / חֲנֻכָּתוֹ | חנוכתה / חֲנֻכָּתָהּ | חנוכתם / חֲנֻכָּתָם | חנוכתן / חֲנֻכָּתָן | |
| plural | indefinite | חנוכות / חֲנֻכּוֹת | first | חנוכותיי / חֲנֻכּוֹתַי | חנוכותינו / חֲנֻכּוֹתֵינוּ | ||
| definite | החנוכות / הַחֲנֻכּוֹת | second | חנוכותיך / חֲנֻכּוֹתֶיךָ | חנוכותייך / חֲנֻכּוֹתַיִךְ | חנוכותיכם / חֲנֻכּוֹתֵיכֶם | חנוכותיכן / חֲנֻכּוֹתֵיכֶן | |
| construct | חנוכות־ / חֲנֻכּוֹת־ | third | חנוכותיו / חֲנֻכּוֹתָיו | חנוכותיה / חֲנֻכּוֹתֶיהָ | חנוכותם / חֲנֻכּוֹתָם | חנוכותן / חֲנֻכּוֹתָן | |
References
Further reading
חנוכה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Yiddish
Noun
חנוכה • (khaneke)
- (nonstandard) Unpointed form of חנוכּה (khaneke).