That candle holder is referred to as a "Hanukkah-menorah", or Hannukiyah.
The original Menorah was the holder of the oil lights in the Tabernacle in the Wilderness, and had seven branches.
The holder for the Chanukah lights ... whether candles or oil ... has places for eight lights, plus an elevated holder for one more that's used to light the other eight.
Most North American Jews call it a menorah, but this is an inaccurate term. "menorah" is just the Hebrew word for "lamp". THe specialized menorah used on Hanukkah is called a Hanukkiyah (also spelled Chanukiah).
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The above is completely mistaken. The word "Hanukkiah," while certainly an acceptable term, is a recent Israeli invention and is unknown to many Jews worldwide. And using "menorah" to refer to a mere lamp is also recent.
The classical Halakhah (Jewish law) sources, and Jews worldwide, have always used the word "menorah" to refer to the Hanukkah candle-holder (or oil-wick holder). Originally it referred to the candelabra of the Holy Temple and the Tabernacle (Exodus ch.25).
The Hanukiah (Hanukkah-menorah). It is a 9-branched candleholder.
The Hanukkah-candelabrum is called a menorah. Some call it a Hanukkiyah.
the channukiah (Hanukkah-menorah) is the candle holder. The shamash (or shamesh) is the ninth candle used to light the others.
The candelabra is called a 'channukiah' or Hanukkah-menorah.
It's called a Channukiah or Hanukkah-menorah.
The name of the lamp that holds the cadles is the 'menorah' and this is a symbol of Gods presence.
The Hanukkah candles don't have names, except for referring to them generically, as neirot Hanukkah (candles of Hanukkah). The one candle which does have a name is the extra one, used to light the others, which is called the shamash (helper).See also:More about Hanukkah
It is called the shamash (servant). See also:More about Hanukkah
Candles used in Judaism usually don't have names, other than the names of the occasions they're used on, such as: Shabbat candles, used on Shabbat Havdalah candles, used on Havdalah Hanukkah candles, used on Hanukkah Yahrzeit candles, used for someone's Yahrzeit
The candles do not have any special name, other than the extra "helper" candle used to light the others. It's called Shamash.
1) To dedicate or dedication. 2) The celebration which commemorates the rededication of the Temple and the associated miracles, during which we light Hanukkah candles.
The candle used to light the other candles on the menorah or chanukiah is called the shamash.
Hanukkah is the name of Hanukkah. In Hebrew it is spelled חֲנֻכָּה
Hanukkah is the real name for Hanukkah. It can also be spelled Chanukah or ×—× ×•×›×”
There are lots of spellings: Hanukkah, Channukah, and variations in between. In addition, it is sometimes called the Festival of Lights because people light candles in their Hanukkah menorah. The New Testement, in many English translations, refers to is as the Festival or Feast of Dedication, which is a literal translation of the Hebrew name Hanukkah.
It is called a Menorah. It has seven candles because that was the number of oil lamps on the menorah in the Holy Temple (Exodus ch.25). The Hanukkah-menorah has eight candles because that was the number of days of the miracle with the oil.
There is no such thing as a Hanukkah star.