menorah
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hebrew מְנוֹרָה (m'norá). From the same Proto-Semitic root *nūr- (“fire”) as minaret.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
menorah (plural menoroth or menorot or menorahs)
- (Judaism) A holy candelabrum with seven branches used in the Temple of Jerusalem.
- 1985, Anthony Burgess, The Kingdom of the Wicked:
- ‘Heathen muck,’ Liberalis said, as the pillaging began. The veil of the Temple was rent. The great menorah was taken away.
- 1985, Anthony Burgess, The Kingdom of the Wicked:
- (Judaism) A candelabrum (hanukkiah) with nine branches used in Jewish worship on Hanukkah.
- 1992, Merrill Joan Gerber, The Kingdom of Brooklyn, Syracuse University Press (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 (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 (2000), →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.
- 1992, Merrill Joan Gerber, The Kingdom of Brooklyn, Syracuse University Press (2000), →ISBN, pages 76-77:
Synonyms[edit]
- (candelabrum with nine branches): hanukkiah
Translations[edit]
seven-branch candelabrum
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nine-branch candelabrum — see hanukkiah
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hebrew מְנוֹרָה (m'norá). Doublet of menara and minaret.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mênara (first-person possessive menorahku, second-person possessive menorahmu, third-person possessive menorahnya)
Further reading[edit]
- “menorah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
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