חֲנֻכָּה
Meanings
Feminine noun
1. consecration, dedication, inauguration
Pronunciation
khanuká
Examples4
הָיִינוּ נוכחים בחֲנֻכַּת הַבִּנְיָן.
We were present at the dedication ceremony of the building.
הֵבֵאתִי לך מַתְּנַת חֲנֻכַּת בַּיִת קְטַנָּה.
I brought you a little housewarming gift.
קָנִינוּ לשְׁכֵנִים הַחֲדָשִׁים שֶׁלָּנוּ שָׁעוֹן כמַתְּנַת חֲנֻכַּת הַבַּיִת.
We bought our new neighbors a clock as a housewarming gift.
דֵּי הַרְבֵּה אֲנָשִׁים נכחו בטֶכֶס חֲנֻכַּת הַגֶּשֶׁר הַחָדָשׁ.
Quite a few people attended the opening ceremony of the new bridge.