menorahs

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Definition of menorahs in English Turkish dictionary
menorah: (Din) Musevilik inancında yer alan yedi kollu şamdan. Bazı törenlerde yaratılışın yedi gününü temsil ettiği söylenerek kullanılır

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Definition of menorahs in English English dictionary: plural of menorah
menorah: A candelabrum with nine branches used in Jewish worship on Hanukkah
menorah: {i} candelabrum used in Judaism
menorah: (Judaism) a candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolize the seven days of creation
menorah: (m'no-RAH) A candelabra, often used to refer to the HANNUKAH menorah, the HANNNUKIAH
menorah: seven or eight branched candelabra Most commonly used to refer to the eight branched Chanukah menorah
menorah: (Judaism) a candelabrum with nine branches; used during the Hanukkah festival (Judaism) a candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolize the seven days of creation
menorah: A candelabrum with eight branches used in Jewish worship on Hanukkah
menorah: A holy candelabrum with seven branches used in the Temple of Jerusalem
menorah: lamp, candlestick, the menorah in the Temple had seven branches The Chanukkah menorah has nine branches
menorah: (Judaism) a candelabrum with nine branches; used during the Hanukkah festival
menorah: A Seven Branched Candlestick Used in the Temple
menorah: A candelabrum usually containing seven-and occasionally nine-branches used for religious celebrations A candelabrum usually containing seven-and occasionally nine-branches used for religious celebrations
menorah: Scripture for a Jewish standing stone
menorah: a Jewish candlestick that holds seven candles. Multibranched candelabra used by Jews during the festival of Hanukkah. It holds nine candles (or has nine receptacles for oil). Eight of the candles stand for the eight days of Hanukkah one is lit the first day, two the second, and so on. The ninth candle, or shammash ("servant") light usually set in the centre and raised above the others is used to light the others. The menorah is an imitation of the seven-branched golden candelabra of the Tabernacle, which signified the seven days of creation. The menorah is also an ancient symbol of Jewish identity and the official symbol of the modern state of Israel
menorah: ~ A seven branched candelabrum used most famously in the Temple in Jerusalem Not to be confused with an eight branch candelabrum used during the Hanukkah festival
menorah: A special seven branched candelabrum used by Hebrews to celebrate CHANUKAH, the MENORAH is linked to a story wherein the original lamp stayed miraculously lit in a Jerusalem temple much longer than it was capable because the oil within was only enough for one day Once used as part of an annual time marking ceremony in which each day of the last week of a fifty-two week calendar of seven days a week was marked with lighting one of the seven candles Later, when it was learned that there exist more than 364 days in a year, the MENORAH lamp added an extra candle to account for the extra "pass-over" day to mark 365 days a year A nine candle version MENORA may be based on the idea that every four years or so another extra "pass-over" candle was needed to balance the solar count within the popular lunar count calendar of the region See CHANUKAH, JUBILEE, and CHRISTMAS
menorah: or Menorot
menorah: The Menorah is the seven-branched candelabrum that was lit daily in the sanctuary of the Tabernacle and, afterwards, in the Holy Temple Also employed in reference to the eight-branched candelabrum used in the Jewish home to hold the Chanukah lights
menorah: A Jewish lamp, usually in the form of a candelabrum, divided into seven or nine branches, the nine-branched menorah is used during the celebration of Hanukkah Representations of the seven-branched menorah, once used in the Temple of Jerusalem, became in general a symbol of Judaism