What does חֲנֻכָּה (ḥănûkāh) mean in the Bible?
חֲנֻכָּה (ḥănûkāh): Consecration through formal ritual act; marks transition of object or space into sacred service
Hebrew · H2598
חֲנֻכָּה
Initiation , i.e. consecration
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חֲנֻכָּה H2598
Pronunciation ḥănûkāh
What does חֲנֻכָּה (ḥănûkāh) mean in the Bible?
חֲנֻכָּה (ḥănûkāh): Consecration through formal ritual act; marks transition of object or space into sacred service
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How does the BSB render H2598?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include for the dedication (3), At the dedication (1), dedication (1), for [its] dedication (1), the dedication (1).
Where does חֲנֻכָּה (ḥănûkāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 7:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (4), Nehemiah (2), 2 Chronicles (1), Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It for the dedication 3× Numbers 7:11, Numbers 7:84, Psalms 30:1
At the dedication 1× Nehemiah 12:27
dedication 1× Nehemiah 12:27
for [its] dedication 1× Numbers 7:10
the dedication 1× 2 Chronicles 7:9
was the dedication offering 1× Numbers 7:88
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Numbers 7:10 חֲנֻכַּ֣ת to for [its] dedication Noun - feminine singular construct Numbers 7:11 לַחֲנֻכַּ֖ת to for the dedication Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Numbers 7:84 חֲנֻכַּ֣ת to for the dedication Noun - feminine singular construct Numbers 7:88 חֲנֻכַּ֣ת to was the dedication offering Noun - feminine singular construct 2 Chronicles 7:9 חֲנֻכַּ֣ת to the dedication Noun - feminine singular construct Nehemiah 12:27 וּבַחֲנֻכַּ֞ת to At the dedication Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Nehemiah 12:27 חֲנֻכָּ֤ה to dedication Noun - feminine singular Psalms 30:1 חֲנֻכַּ֖ת to for the dedication Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 7:10
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 4
Numbers 4 2 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 2 Psalms 1
Source forms
חֲנֻכַּ֣ת 4x ḥă·nuk·kaṯ Numbers 7:10, Numbers 7:84, Numbers 7:88, 2 Chronicles 7:9
וּבַחֲנֻכַּ֞ת 1x ū·ḇa·ḥă·nuk·kaṯ Nehemiah 12:27
חֲנֻכָּ֤ה 1x ḥă·nuk·kāh Nehemiah 12:27
חֲנֻכַּ֖ת 1x ḥă·nuk·kaṯ Psalms 30:1
לַחֲנֻכַּ֖ת 1x la·ḥă·nuk·kaṯ Numbers 7:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 5x Numbers 7:10, Numbers 7:84, Numbers 7:88, 2 Chronicles 7:9
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Nehemiah 12:27
Noun - feminine singular 1x Nehemiah 12:27
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Numbers 7:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Consecration through formal ritual act; marks transition of object or space into sacred service
Source Gloss
initiation , i.e. consecration
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Consecration through formal ritual act; marks transition of object or space into sacred service
initiation, i.e. consecration BDB: dedication Usage: dedicating(-tion).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
ceremonial consecration of Jerusalem's walls with joyful procession and musical celebration
Showing 1 selected witness from 8 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
חֲנֻכָּה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain