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Lexicon :: Strong's H2598 - ḥănukâ

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חֲנֻכָּה
Transliteration
ḥănukâ
Pronunciation
khan-ook-kaw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: TWOT- 693b

Strong’s Definitions

חֲנֻכָּה chănukkâh, khan-ook-kaw'; from H2596; initiation, i.e. consecration:—dedicating(-tion).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H2598 in the following manner: dedication (6x), dedicating (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H2598 in the following manner: dedication (6x), dedicating (2x).

  1. dedication, consecration

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֲנֻכָּה chănukkâh, khan-ook-kaw'; from H2596; initiation, i.e. consecration:—dedicating(-tion).
STRONGS H2598: Abbreviations
† חֲנֻכָּה noun feminine dedication, consecration, as a matter of usage only P and late (Late Hebrew חֲנוּכָּה Feast of Dedication; so Aramaic חֲנוּכְּתָא) — abs ח׳ Nehemiah 12:27; construct חֲנֻכַּת Numbers 7:10 + 6 times; dedication of wall of Jerusalem Nehemiah 12:27 (twice in verse), by sacrifices and processions, with music; of altar in temple 2 Chronicles 7:9; of 'the house' Psalm 30:1 (title), i.e. the temple (re-dedication by Judas Maccabaeus, 1Macc 4:52ff.), see Ol Bae and others (opposed to De), and especially CheOP 234. 247; = dedication-offering for altar in tabernacle Numbers 7:10 (accusative with וַיַּקְרִיבוּ), compare יַקְרִיבוּ אֶתקָֿרְבָּנָם לַחֲנֻכַּת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ Numbers 7:11, also Numbers 7:84; Numbers 7:88 (all P; see Di Numbers 7:20).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H2957.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

7:10; 7:10; 7:11; 7:20; 7:84; 7:88

2 Chronicles

7:9

Nehemiah

12:27; 12:27

Psalms

30:1

H2598

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2598 matches the Hebrew חֲנֻכָּה (ḥănukâ),
which occurs 8 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:10 - When the altar was anointed, the leaders brought their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:11 - For the LORD had said to Moses, “Each day one leader is to bring his offering for the dedication of the altar.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:84

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:84 - These were the offerings of the Israelite leaders for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver plates, twelve silver sprinkling bowls and twelve gold dishes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:88

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:88 - The total number of animals for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering came to twenty-four oxen, sixty rams, sixty male goats and sixty male lambs a year old. These were the offerings for the dedication of the altar after it was anointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 7:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:9 - On the eighth day they held an assembly, for they had celebrated the dedication of the altar for seven days and the festival for seven days more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:27 - At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from where they lived and were brought to Jerusalem to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals, harps and lyres.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 30:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:1 - [fn]A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple.[fn] Of David. I will exalt you, LORD, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me.
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