Where does “Hanukkah” come from?

Hanukkah comes from Hebrew חנוכה, derived from the Hebrew verb חָנַךְ meaning to dedicate or initiate.

Hanukkah (English): An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians

Definitions

  1. An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians

Ancestry of “Hanukkah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewחנוכהconsecration, dedication, inauguration
2Hebrewחָנַךְto dedicate, to consecrate

Words derived from “Hanukkah”

Every word from Hebrew חָנַךְ →Every word from Hebrew חנוכה →