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# menorah

noun (a menorah, menorahs)

«menorah» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A candle holder with branches, used in the Jewish religion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menorah/#m1)
2. The nine-branched one, lit during the festival of Hanukkah (also called a hanukkiah). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menorah/#m2)
3. The seven-branched one, an old symbol of Judaism. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menorah/#m3)

### In the lessons

In religious education lessons about Judaism and festivals of light. During Hanukkah, one more candle is lit each night for eight nights, plus a helper candle. In maths: counting the candles lit over the eight nights. Phrases: light the menorah.

### Examples

- The family lit the menorah for Hanukkah. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menorah/#x1)
- A Hanukkah menorah has nine branches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menorah/#x2)
- Each night of Hanukkah, one more candle is lit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menorah/#x3)
- The menorah stood in the window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menorah/#x4)
- We learned about the menorah in RE. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menorah/#x5)
- The seven-branched menorah is a symbol of Israel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menorah/#x6)

### Note

Countable; plural menorahs. Said "meh-NOR-ah". For numbers: over the eight nights of Hanukkah, 1 + 2 + ... + 8 = 36 candles are lit, plus one helper candle each night (8), making 44 in all. Safety: never leave lit candles alone.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «menorah» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/menorah/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«menorah» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/menorah.html) on Mova free.