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Khanuka (חֲנֻכָּה) means Hanukkah in Hebrew.

It can also mean Chanukah. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

חֲנֻכָּה
khanuka
noun · masculine
In English

Hanukkah, Chanukah

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ח

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Khanuka.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    חג יהודי הנחגג במשך שמונה ימים, החל מכ"ה בכסלו, לזכר ניצחונם של החשמונאים את היוונים בשנת 165 לפני הספירה וחנוכתו (ראו לעיל) של בית המקדש. בחג נהוג להדליק חנוכייה, לאכול סופגניות ולביבות וכן לשחק בסביבון.
  2. 2
    התפתחות מושאלת מחֲנֻכָּה לזכר חנוכת המזבח, שנערכה לאחר כיבושו וטיהורו של בית המקדש על ידי המכבים, כמתואר בספר מקבים א'. ישנם מדרשים לפיהם מקור השם בתאריך בו נסתימה מלחמת החשמונאים נגד היוונים: חָנוּ כ"ה, אך הם בגדר אטימולוגיה עממית.

The word Khanuka is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
חֲנֻכָּה
Written without vowel points
חנוכה
Said
khanuka
Root
ח־נ־כ
Pattern
קְטֻלָּה
Gematria
89

This is how Khanuka is said in other languages.

English
Hanukkah, Chanukah
Arabic
حنوکا
Russian
Ханука
French
Hanoucca
Spanish
Jánuca
German
Chanukka
Yiddish
חנוכה

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These words rhyme with Khanuka.

The word Khanuka is part of these phrases and sayings.

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The word Khanuka comes from the root ח־נ־כ, like these words.

These words come before and after Khanuka in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Khanuka.

What does Khanuka (⁨חֲנֻכָּה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Khanuka (⁨חֲנֻכָּה⁩) means Hanukkah and Chanukah. It is said khanuka, with the stress on ka.

What is a synonym for Khanuka (⁨חֲנֻכָּה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Khanuka (⁨חֲנֻכָּה⁩) are ⁨חג האורים⁩, ⁨חג האש⁩, ⁨ימי חנוכה⁩, and ⁨חג הנרות⁩.

What rhymes with Khanuka (⁨חֲנֻכָּה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Khanuka (⁨חֲנֻכָּה⁩) include ⁨קרקע⁩, ⁨מכה⁩, ⁨תשוקה⁩, ⁨סוכה⁩, ⁨מצוקה⁩, and ⁨השקה⁩.

Is Khanuka (⁨חֲנֻכָּה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Khanuka (⁨חֲנֻכָּה⁩) is a masculine noun.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חנכה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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