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Hanukkiah in Hebrew is חֲנֻכִּיָּה (khanukiyá).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

חֲנֻכִּיָּה
khanukiyá
noun · feminine
In English

hanukkiah

/ˌxɑːnʊˈkiːə/ /h-/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with H

These are the Hebrew words for hanukkiah as a noun.

nine-branched candelabrum

  • חֲנֻכִּיָּהחנכיהkhanukiyáfeminine

These words come before and after hanukkiah in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨hanukkiah⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨hanukkiah⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨hanukkiah⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨חֲנֻכִּיָּה⁩, said khanukiyá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨חנכיה⁩.

Is ⁨חנכיה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨חנכיה⁩ is feminine.

How is ⁨hanukkiah⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨hanukkiah⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˌxɑːnʊˈkiːə/, /h-/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry hanukkiah and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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