Word Study · Strong's H2597 · Hebrew
חֲנֻכָּא
chanukka
chan-ook-kaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: chănukkâʼ
“consecration”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
consecration
Rendered in the KJV as
dedication.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- לַחֲנֻכַּ֣ת2
- חֲנֻכַּ֛ת1
- לַחֲנֻכַּת֮1
How it is rendered · 3
- for [the] dedication of2
- [the] dedication of1
- to [the] dedication of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- AR/Ncfsc · 3
- ANcfsc · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Ezra2 occurrences
- Ezra 6:16חֲנֻכַּ֛תchanukatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.here: [the] dedication of
- Ezra 6:17לַחֲנֻכַּת֮lachanukatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel.here: for [the] dedication of
Daniel2 occurrences
- Daniel 3:2לַחֲנֻכַּ֣תlachanukatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to assemble the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the other officials of the provinces to attend the dedication of the statue he had set up.here: to [the] dedication of
- Daniel 3:3לַחֲנֻכַּ֣תlachanukatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)So the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the rulers of the provinces assembled for the dedication of the statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before it.here: for [the] dedication of