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hanukkioth

hanukkioth is the plural of hanukkiah.

Meaning of hanukkiah

Noun

hanukkiah (plural hanukkiahs or hanukkiot or hanukkioth)

  1. (Judaism) A nine-branched menorah used during Hanukkah.
    • Some might say that the hanukkiah is decorations, but it isn't; the hanukkiah is a ceremonial object, with specific, non-decorative purposes. Perhaps the Stars of David that many string about are appropriate Jewish decoration?2005 December 23, Jonathan Safran Foer, “A Beginner's Guide to Hanukkah”, in The New York Times

Questions about hanukkioth

What is hanukkioth the plural of?
Hanukkioth is the plural of hanukkiah.

Words near hanukkioth in the dictionary

  1. Hanukkahs
  2. Hanukkas
  3. hanukkiah
  4. hanukkiahs
  5. hanukkiot
  6. hanukkioth
  7. Hanumakonda
  8. hanuman
  9. Hanumangarh
  10. hanumans
  11. Hanumanthapura

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