hanukiah
Britishnoun
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Origin of hanukiah
from Hebrew
Example Sentences
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As the 75th anniversary of the camp’s liberation approaches, Harshalom lit the hanukiah with his grandchildren, at his son’s home in Ramat Gan.
From Reuters
During the holiday, it is customary for friends and families to get together in the evening and light the hanukiah, a nine-arm candelabra traditionally set by the window, and to eat jam-filled doughnuts or deep-fried potato pancakes.
From Reuters
As she reached for the goods -- a mezuzah, a hanukiah -- Mishulovin wrapped tefillin around her husband's wrist.
From Los Angeles Times
At night, the streets come alive with symbols of Christmas - a lit tree topped with bells - and Hannukah - a seven-branched candelabrum, known as a Hanukiah.
From BBC
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