Strong's Lexicon

H2598

H2598 — חֲנוּכָּה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewchanukkahnoun femOccurrences: 8TWOT: 693b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H2598
Word:חֲנוּכָּה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H2596
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:8
Transliteration:chanukkah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:khan-ook-kaw'
Meaning:1. initiation, i.e. consecration
KJV Renderings:dedicating(-tion).

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB2933

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 Neh 12:27 construct חֲנֻכַּת Num 7:10 + 6 t.; dedication of wall of Jerusalem Neh 12:27 (twice in verse), by sacrifices and processions, with music; of altar in temple 2Chr 7:9 of 'the house' Ps 30:1 (title), i.e. the temple (re-dedication by Judas Maccabaeus, 1 Macc 4:52ff.), see Ol Bae and others (opposed to De), and especially CheOP 234. 247; = dedication-offering for altar in tabernacle Num 7:10 (accusative with וַיַּקְרִיבוּ), compare יַקְרִיבוּ אֶתקָֿרְבָּנָם לַחֲנֻכַּת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ Num 7:11, also Num 7:84 Num 7:88 (all P ; see Di Num 7:20).


BDB9533

[חֲנֻכָּה] noun feminine dedication ( ᵑ7 ; Biblical Hebrew id., √ חנך); — construct חֲנֻכַּת , of image Dan 3:2 . Dan 3:3 temple Ezra 6:16. Ezra 16:17.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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