Khanukiya (חנוכייה) means menorah in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חֲנֻכִּיָּה
khanukiya
noun · feminine
In English
menorah
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Khanukiya.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי בן תשעה קנים המשמש להדלקת נרות החנוכה. צורתה המסורתית של החנוכייה היא כשל מנורה, אולם כיום היא מיוצרת בעיצובים שונים.
- 2כינוי שומרוני לאנטיוכיה
The word Khanukiya is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֲנֻכִּיָּה
- Written without vowel points
- חנוכייה
- Said
- khanukiya
- Root
- ח־נ־כ
- Plural
- חֲנֻכִּיּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' חֲנֻכִּיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 109
This is how Khanukiya is said in other languages.
- English
- menorah
- French
- Hanoukkia
- German
- Chanukkia
These words rhyme with Khanukiya.
The word Khanukiya comes from the root ח־נ־כ, like these words.
These words come before and after Khanukiya in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khanukiya.
What does Khanukiya (חנוכייה) mean in Hebrew?
Khanukiya (חנוכייה) means menorah. It is said khanukiya, with the stress on ya.
What rhymes with Khanukiya (חנוכייה)?
Words that rhyme with Khanukiya (חנוכייה) include אונייה, חיה, סקריה, שתייה, ראייה, and בעיה.
Is Khanukiya (חנוכייה) masculine or feminine?
The word Khanukiya (חנוכייה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is חֲנֻכִּיּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חנכיה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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