חֲנֻכָּה
Transliteration
ḥănukâ
Pronunciation
khan-ook-kaw'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From חָנַךְ (H2596)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: TWOT- 693b

Strong’s Definitions

חֲנֻכָּה chănukkâh, khan-ook-kaw'; from H2596; initiation, i.e. consecration:—dedicating(-tion).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H2598 in the following manner: dedication (6x), dedicating (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H2598 in the following manner: dedication (6x), dedicating (2x).

  1. dedication, consecration

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֲנֻכָּה chănukkâh, khan-ook-kaw'; from H2596; initiation, i.e. consecration:—dedicating(-tion).
STRONGS H2598: Abbreviations
† חֲנֻכָּה noun feminine dedication, consecration, as a matter of usage only P and late (Late Hebrew חֲנוּכָּה Feast of Dedication; so Aramaic חֲנוּכְּתָא) — abs ח׳ Nehemiah 12:27; construct חֲנֻכַּת Numbers 7:10 + 6 times; dedication of wall of Jerusalem Nehemiah 12:27 (twice in verse), by sacrifices and processions, with music; of altar in temple 2 Chronicles 7:9; of 'the house' Psalm 30:1 (title), i.e. the temple (re-dedication by Judas Maccabaeus, 1Macc 4:52ff.), see Ol Bae and others (opposed to De), and especially CheOP 234. 247; = dedication-offering for altar in tabernacle Numbers 7:10 (accusative with וַיַּקְרִיבוּ), compare יַקְרִיבוּ אֶתקָֿרְבָּנָם לַחֲנֻכַּת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ Numbers 7:11, also Numbers 7:84; Numbers 7:88 (all P; see Di Numbers 7:20).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H2957.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

Numbers 7:10; Numbers 7:10; Numbers 7:11; Numbers 7:20; Numbers 7:84; Numbers 7:88

2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 7:9

Nehemiah

Nehemiah 12:27; Nehemiah 12:27

Psalms

Psalms 30:1