Hanukiah
/ˈhɑːnukɪə; ˈhɑːnəkiːə; Hebrew xanuˈkiːa/
noun
1.
a candelabrum having nine branches that is lit during the festival of Hanukkah
Read Also:
- Hanukkah
[hah-nuh-kuh; Ashkenazic Hebrew khah-nuh-kuh; Sephardic Hebrew khah-noo-kah] /ˈhɑ nə kə; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈxɑ nə kə; Sephardic Hebrew xɑ nuˈkɑ/ noun 1. a Jewish festival lasting eight days, celebrated from the 25th day of the month of Kislev to the 2nd of Tevet in commemoration of the rededication of the Temple by the Maccabees following their […]
- Hanuman
[huhn-oo-mahn, hah-noo-; huhn-oo-mahn, hah-noo-] /ˈhʌn ʊˌmɑn, ˈhɑ nʊ-; ˌhʌn ʊˈmɑn, ˌhɑ nʊ-/ noun, plural hanumans for 1. 1. Also called entellus. a langur, Presbytis (Semnopithecus) entellus, held sacred in India. 2. (initial capital letter) Hindu Mythology. a monkey chief who is a conspicuous figure in the Ramayana. /ˌhʌnʊˈmɑːn/ noun 1. (sometimes not capital) another word […]
- Hanun
graciously given. (1.) The son and successor of Nahash, king of Moab. David’s messengers, sent on an embassy of condolence to him to Rabbah Ammon, his capital, were so grossly insulted that he proclaimed war against Hanun. David’s army, under the command of Joab, forthwith crossed the Jordan, and gained a complete victory over the […]
- Han unification
Han character
- Han Wu Ti
[hahn woo dee] /ˈhɑn ˈwu ˈdi/ noun 1. (Liu Ch’e; Liu Che) 156–87 b.c, emperor of China 140–87.