menorah
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See also: Menorah
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[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.
- (Judaism) A candelabrum with nine branches, used in Jewish worship on Hanukkah.
- Synonym: hanukkiah
- 2023 December 12, Shaun Walker, “Far-right Polish MP uses fire extinguisher to put out Hanukah candles”, in The Guardian[4], →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.
Translations
[edit]seven-branch candelabrum
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nine-branch candelabrum — see hanukkiah
Further reading
[edit]Temple menorah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hanukkah menorah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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