Strong's Lexicon chanukkah: Dedication Original Word: חֲנֻכָּה Word Origin: Derived from the root חָנַךְ (chanak), meaning "to dedicate" or "to initiate." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1456 (ἐγκαινίζω, egkainizo) - to renew, dedicate - G1457 (ἐγκαίνια, enkainia) - dedication, feast of dedication Usage: The term "chanukkah" primarily refers to the concept of dedication or consecration. It is used in the context of dedicating a building, altar, or other sacred objects to God. The word signifies the act of setting something apart for a holy purpose, often accompanied by ceremonial rites. Cultural and Historical Background: The most well-known association of the term "chanukkah" is with the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights. This festival commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem during the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BCE. The historical event celebrated by Hanukkah is not directly mentioned in the Hebrew Bible but is detailed in the books of the Maccabees, which are part of the Apocrypha. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom the same as chek Definition dedication, consecration NASB Translation dedication (7). Brown-Driver-Briggs 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 6t.; dedication of wall of Jerusalem Nehemiah 12:27 (twice in verse), by sacrifices and processions, with music; of altar in temple 2Chronicles 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). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance dedicatingtion From chanak; initiation, i.e. Consecration -- dedicating(-tion). see HEBREW chanak Forms and Transliterations וּבַחֲנֻכַּ֞ת ובחנכת חֲנֻכַּ֖ת חֲנֻכַּ֣ת חֲנֻכָּ֤ה חנכה חנכת לַחֲנֻכַּ֖ת לחנכת chanukKah chanukKat ḥă·nuk·kāh ḥă·nuk·kaṯ ḥănukkāh ḥănukkaṯ la·ḥă·nuk·kaṯ lachanukKat laḥănukkaṯ ū·ḇa·ḥă·nuk·kaṯ ūḇaḥănukkaṯ uvachanukKatLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Numbers 7:10 HEB: הַנְּשִׂאִ֗ים אֵ֚ת חֲנֻכַּ֣ת הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ בְּי֖וֹם NAS: offered the dedication [offering] for the altar KJV: offered for dedicating of the altar INT: offered the leaders the dedication the altar when Numbers 7:11 Numbers 7:84 Numbers 7:88 2 Chronicles 7:9 Nehemiah 12:27 Nehemiah 12:27 Psalm 30:1 8 Occurrences |
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