menorah
/mɪˈnɔːɹə/
menorah noun: a holy candelabrum with seven branches used in the Temple of Jerusalem.
Noun
menorah (plural menoroth or menorot or menorahs)
- A holy candelabrum with seven branches used in the Temple of Jerusalem.
- ‘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
- A candelabrum with nine branches, used in Jewish worship on Hanukkah.
- My father brings home a big brass antique menorah, shaped like an archway, heavy, on a pedestal, on a round base.1992, Merrill Joan Gerber, The Kingdom of Brooklyn, Syracuse University Press, published 2000, →ISBN, pages 76–77
- 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.1996, Ann Kimmage, An Un-American Childhood, University of Georgia Press, published 1996, →ISBN, pages 49–50
- Synonyms:
- hanukkiah
menorah meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Sinhala and Arabic
menorah in Tamil
- seven-branch candelabrum
- மெனொரா meṉorā
menorah in Telugu
- seven-branch candelabrum
- మెనొరా menorā
menorah in Sinhala
- seven-branch candelabrum
- මෙනොරා menorā
menorah in Arabic
- seven-branch candelabrum
- مَنَارَة manāra, مِنُورَة minūra, الشَّمْعَدَان السَّبَاعِيّ aš-šamʕadān as-sabāʕiyy, مِينُورَاه mīnūrāh
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- menorah in Malay
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- menorah in Indonesian
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Examples of menorah in a sentence
- 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.2000, Noam Zion, Barbara Spectre, A Different Light: The Hanukkah Book of Celebration, Devora Publishing, →ISBN, page 237:
- 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.2023 December 12, Shaun Walker, “Far-right Polish MP uses fire extinguisher to put out Hanukah candles”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived...
Synonyms of menorah
Forms of menorah
| plural | menoroth |
|---|---|
| plural | menorot |
| plural | menorahs |
| alternative form | menora |
Origin of menorah
Borrowed from Hebrew מְנוֹרָה (m'norá). From the same Proto-Semitic root *nūr- (“light”) as minaret.
Words that rhyme with menorah
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Questions about menorah
- What does menorah mean?
- Menorah means a holy candelabrum with seven branches used in the Temple of Jerusalem.
- What is menorah in Tamil?
- Menorah in Tamil is மெனொரா (meṉorā). See Menorah meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use menorah in a sentence?
- 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.
- What part of speech is menorah?
- Menorah is a noun.
- How do you pronounce menorah?
- Menorah is pronounced /mɪˈnɔːɹə/.
- What is the plural of menorah?
- The plural of menorah is menoroth.
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