| 单词 | menorah |
| 释义 | menorah[ muh-nawr-uh, -nohr-uh ] / məˈnɔr ə, -ˈnoʊr ə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR menorah ON THESAURUS.COM nouna candelabrum having seven branches (as used in the Biblical tabernacle or the Temple in Jerusalem), or any number of branches (as used in modern synagogues). a candelabrum having nine branches, for use on the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. Origin of menorahFirst recorded in 1885–90, menorah is from the Hebrew word mənōrāh literally, lampstand Words nearby menorahMenon, menopausal, menopause, menophania, menopolis, menorah, Menorca, menorrhagia, menorrhalgia, menorrhea, menorrhoea Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for menorahBritish Dictionary definitions for menorahmenorah / (mɪˈnɔːrə, Hebrew məˈnɑʊrɔ) / noun Judaisma seven-branched candelabrum used in the Temple and now an emblem of Judaism and the badge of the state of Israel a candelabrum having eight branches and a shammes that is lit during the festival of Hanukkah Word Origin for menorahfrom Hebrew: candlestick Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for menorahmenorah A nine-branched candelabrum used during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. The center candle, or “starter,” is used to light the other eight candles, with one additional candle lit on each subsequent evening of the celebration. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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