menorah
Meaning
- A holy candelabrum with seven branches used in the Temple of Jerusalem.
- A candelabrum with nine branches, used in Jewish worship on Hanukkah.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/mɪˈnɔːɹə/
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew מְנוֹרָה (m'norá). From the same Proto-Semitic root *nūr- (“fire”) as minaret.
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