Learn Hebrew Words - Chanukah
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חֲנוּכָּה |
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chanukâ |
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Chanukah (dedication) |
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נֵס גָּדוֹל הָיָה פֹּה |
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Nes gadôl haya po |
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A Great Miracle Happened Here |
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נֵס גָּדוֹל הָיָה שָׁם |
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Nes gadôl haya sham |
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A Great Miracle Happened There |
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בְּרָכָה |
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brachâ |
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blessing |
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נֵר |
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ner |
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candle |
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נֵרוֹת |
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nerôt |
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candles |
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חֲנוּכִּיָיה |
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chanukiyâ |
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Chanukah menorah |
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דְּמֵי-חֲנוּכָּה |
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d'mêi chanukâ |
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Chanukah money (Chanukah Gelt - in Yiddish ) |
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מִנְהָג |
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minhâg |
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custom |
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סְבִיבוֹן |
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svivôn |
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dreidel (spinning top) |
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שְׁמוֹנָה קָנִים |
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shmonâ kanim |
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eight branches |
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שְׁמוֹנָה יָמִים |
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shmonâ yamîm |
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eight days |
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עַל הַנִסִים |
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al ha'nisim |
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for the miracles |
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חֲנוּכָּה שָׂמֵחַ |
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Chanukah samê'ach |
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הִתְיַיוְּנוּת |
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hityavnût |
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Hellenization |
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כּוֹהֵן גָּדוֹל |
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kohên gadôl |
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High Preist |
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עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה |
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avodâ zarâ |
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idolatry |
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סוּפְגָּנִייָּה |
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sufganiyâ |
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jelly doughnut |
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יְרוּשָׁלַיִם |
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yahadût |
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Judaism |
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כִּסְלֵו |
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kislev |
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Kislev (Hebrew month) |
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אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל |
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êrets yisra'êl |
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land of Israel |
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אוֹר |
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or |
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light (n) |
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לְהַדְלִיק |
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le'hadlîk |
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(to) light (v) |
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הַמַּכַּבִּים |
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ha'makabim |
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(the) Maccabees |
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נֵס |
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nes |
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miracle |
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שֶׁמֶן זַיִת |
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shêmen zâyit |
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olive oil |
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עֲבוֹדַת אֱלִילִם |
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avodât elilîm |
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paganism |
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לְבִיבוֹת תַּפּוּחֵי אֲדָמָה |
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levivot tapûchei adamâ |
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potato pancakes (Latkes - in Yiddish) |
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מֶרֶד |
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mêred |
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revolt |
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חוֹתֶמֶת |
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chotêmet |
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seal |
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שַׁמָּשׁ |
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shamâsh |
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servant candle |
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סוּרְיָה |
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sûria |
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Syria |
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מֶלֶךְ סוּרִי |
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mêlech sûri |
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Syrian king |
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מְנוֹרַת הַמִקְדָשׁ |
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menorat ha'mikdâsh |
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temple menorah (candelabrum) |
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בֵּית הַמִקְדָשׁ |
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bet ha'mikdâsh |
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The Holy Temple in Jerusalem |
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נִצָּחוֹן |
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nitsachôn |
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victory |
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פְּתִילָה |
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ptilâ |
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wick |
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