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menorah.

A holy candelabrum with seven branches used in the Temple of Jerusalem.

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Meaning & usage

noun/mɪˈnɔːɹə/
  1. A holy candelabrum with seven branches used in the Temple of Jerusalem.

  2. A candelabrum with nine branches, used in Jewish worship on Hanukkah.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hebrew מְנוֹרָה (m'norá). From the same Proto-Semitic root *nūr- (“light”) as minaret.

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