Yeshivish glossary term
ner Chanukah
נר חנוכה
Meaning
- Chanukah light
- mitzvah of lighting Chanukah candles or oil lamps
Alternate spellings
neiros Chanukah, nerot Chanukah
Usage and context
Can refer to an individual light or to the mitzvah more generally.
- Category
- Chanukah
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
The zman for ner Chanukah is coming up.
Plain-English example
The time for lighting the Hanukkah lights is approaching.