| The
Hanukkah menorah (Hebrew: ????? ????? m'noraht
khanukkah) (also Hebrew: ???????????? hanukiah,
or chanukkiyah, pl. hanukiyot/chanukkiyot, or
Yiddish: ?????? ????? khanike lomp, lit.: Hanukkah
lamp) is, strictly speaking, a nine-branched candelabrum
lit during the eight-day holiday of Hanukkah,
as opposed to the seven-branched menorah used
in the ancient Temple or as a symbol. The ninth
holder, called the shamash ("helper or servant"),
is for a candle used to light all other candles.
The menorah is among the most widely produced
articles of Jewish ceremonial art. The menorah
is a traditional symbol of Judaism, along with
the Star of David |
