Yeshivish glossary term
Chanukah
חנוכה
Meaning
- eight-day Festival of Lights
- holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple
Alternate spellings
Hanukkah, Hanukah, Chanuka
Usage and context
Begins on the twenty-fifth of Kislev and lasts eight days.
- Category
- Chanukah
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
We are going to a Chanukah party tonight.
Plain-English example
We are going to a Hanukkah celebration tonight.