2598. chanukkah

Lexicon

chanukkah: Dedication

Original Word: חֲנֻכָּה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: chanukkah
Pronunciation: khan-oo-kaw'
Phonetic Spelling: (khan-ook-kaw')
Definition: Dedication
Meaning: initiation, consecration

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

dedicatingtion

From chanak; initiation, i.e. Consecration -- dedicating(-tion).

see HEBREW chanak

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from 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 Che^{OP 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).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָנַךְ (chanak), meaning "to initiate" or "to dedicate."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The Greek equivalent often associated with the concept of dedication or consecration is ἐγκαίνια (egkainia), which is used in the New Testament in John 10:22, referring to the Feast of Dedication, known as Hanukkah.

This entry provides a comprehensive understanding of the term חֲנֻכָּה, highlighting its significance in biblical texts and its enduring cultural and religious impact.

Usage: The word חֲנֻכָּה is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the act of dedicating or consecrating a sacred space or object, often associated with religious ceremonies or rituals.

Context: • The term חֲנֻכָּה is most notably associated with the dedication of the altar and the temple. It appears in contexts where a significant religious or ceremonial dedication is taking place.
• In the Old Testament, the concept of חֲנֻכָּה is exemplified in the dedication of the altar by the Israelites, as seen in passages such as Numbers 7:10-11, where the leaders of Israel bring offerings for the dedication of the altar.
• The term is also linked to the rededication of the Second Temple, an event commemorated by the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, though the specific term חֲנֻכָּה is not used in the canonical texts to describe this event.
• The act of חֲנֻכָּה signifies a setting apart for a holy purpose, underscoring the importance of purity and devotion in worship practices.

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 uvachanukKat

Englishman'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
HEB: אֶת־ קָרְבָּנָ֔ם לַחֲנֻכַּ֖ת הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ ס
NAS: day, for the dedication of the altar.
KJV: on his day, for the dedicating of the altar.
INT: present their offering the dedication of the altar

Numbers 7:84
HEB: זֹ֣את ׀ חֲנֻכַּ֣ת הַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַ בְּיוֹם֙
NAS: This [was] the dedication [offering] for the altar
KJV: This [was] the dedication of the altar,
INT: likewise the dedication the altar when

Numbers 7:88
HEB: שִׁשִּׁ֑ים זֹ֚את חֲנֻכַּ֣ת הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ אַחֲרֵ֖י
NAS: This [was] the dedication [offering] for the altar
KJV: sixty. This [was] the dedication of the altar,
INT: likewise the dedication the altar after

2 Chronicles 7:9
HEB: עֲצָ֑רֶת כִּ֣י ׀ חֲנֻכַּ֣ת הַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַ עָשׂוּ֙
NAS: a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar
KJV: for they kept the dedication of the altar
INT: A solemn for the dedication of the altar observed

Nehemiah 12:27
HEB: וּבַחֲנֻכַּ֞ת חוֹמַ֣ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם
NAS: Now at the dedication of the wall
KJV: And at the dedication of the wall
INT: the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem

Nehemiah 12:27
HEB: לִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם לַעֲשֹׂ֨ת חֲנֻכָּ֤ה וְשִׂמְחָה֙ וּבְתוֹד֣וֹת
NAS: so that they might celebrate the dedication with gladness,
KJV: to keep the dedication with gladness,
INT: to Jerusalem celebrate the dedication gladness hymns

Psalm 30:1
HEB: מִזְמ֡וֹר שִׁיר־ חֲנֻכַּ֖ת הַבַּ֣יִת לְדָוִֽד׃
KJV: [and] Song [at] the dedication of the house
INT: Psalm Song the dedication of the house of David

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2598
8 Occurrences

ḥă·nuk·kāh — 1 Occ.
ḥă·nuk·kaṯ — 5 Occ.
la·ḥă·nuk·kaṯ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇa·ḥă·nuk·kaṯ — 1 Occ.