Learn Hebrew - Hanukkah Words
Hebrew - English wordsheet with transliterations
Hanukkah - חנוכה
English |
Transliteration |
Hebrew |
Candle |
Ner |
נר |
Doughnut |
Sufganiya |
סופגניה |
Festival |
Hag |
חג |
Hanukkah Menorah |
Hanukkiah |
חנוכייה |
Macabbees |
HaMakabim |
המכבים |
Miracle |
Nes |
נס |
Oil |
Shemen |
שמן |
Olive Oil |
Shemen zayit |
שמן זית |
Potato Latke |
Le'viva |
לביבה |
Spinning top
|
Sivivon |
סביבון |
Hanukkah Customs
In the Diaspora, the Hebrew letters nun, gimel, hay, and shin are inscribed on the four sides of the spinning top (Dreidel - Yiddish). They are the first letters of the words "Nes gadol hayah sham" which means "A great miracle happened there. In Israel however, dreidels are inscribed nun, gimel, hay, pay for "Nes gadol hayah poh" meaning "A great miracle happened here."
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