Word Study · Strong's H2598 · Hebrew
חֲנֻכָּה
chanukkah
khan-ook-kaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: chănukkâh
“initiation, i.e. consecration”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
initiation, i.e. consecration
Rendered in the KJV as
dedicating(-tion).
- 7occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- חֲנֻכַּ֣ת4
- וּבַחֲנֻכַּ֞ת1
- חֲנֻכָּ֤ה1
- לַחֲנֻכַּ֖ת1
How it is rendered · 5
- [the] dedication of2
- [was] [the] dedication of2
- and at [the] dedication of1
- dedication1
- for [the] dedication of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)4
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · feminine singular1
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsc · 4
- HC/R/Ncfsc · 1
- HNcfsa · 1
- HR/Ncfsc · 1
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Numbers carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Numbers4 occurrences
- Numbers 7:10חֲנֻכַּ֣תchanukatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.here: [the] dedication of
- Numbers 7:11לַחֲנֻכַּ֖תlachanukatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And the LORD said to Moses, “Each day one leader is to present his offering for the dedication of the altar.”here: for [the] dedication of
- Numbers 7:84חֲנֻכַּ֣תchanukatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)So these were the offerings from the leaders of Israel for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold dishes.here: [was] [the] dedication of
- Numbers 7:88חֲנֻכַּ֣תchanukatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)All the livestock sacrificed for the peace offering totaled twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.here: [was] [the] dedication of
Nehemiah2 occurrences
- Nehemiah 12:27וּבַחֲנֻכַּ֞תuvachanukatconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.here: and at [the] dedication of
- Nehemiah 12:27חֲנֻכָּ֤הchanukahnoun · feminine singularAt the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.here: dedication