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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 - And the chiefs offered offerings for the dedication of the altar on the day it was anointed; and the chiefs offered their offering before the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:11 - And the LORD said to Moses, “They shall offer their offerings, one chief each day, for the dedication of the altar.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:84

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:84 - This was the dedication offering for the altar on the day when it was anointed, from the chiefs of Israel: twelve silver plates, twelve silver basins, twelve golden dishes,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:88

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:88 - and all the cattle for the sacrifice of peace offerings twenty-four bulls, the rams sixty, the male goats sixty, the male lambs a year old sixty. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 7:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:9 - And on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for they had kept the dedication of the altar seven days and the feast seven days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:27 - And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites in all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to celebrate the dedication with gladness, with thanksgivings and with singing, with cymbals, harps, and lyres.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 30:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 30:1 - A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of the temple.
I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up
and have not let my foes rejoice over me.
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