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menorah

[muh-nawr-uh, -nohr-uh] / məˈnɔr ə, -ˈnoʊr ə /
NOUN
candlestick
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A Jewish menorah was projected on to the pylons of the Harbour Bridge.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

As a song—“Just a Little Bit of Light”—plays, he lifts a large menorah from his car, fastens it onto the roof, lights it, and dances beside it, out in the street.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025

But beyond that, the reports are like Christmas trees, or candles on a menorah.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

Kobi Farkash, an Israeli tourist, said he was waiting for the lighting of the menorah for the first night of Hanukkah when he heard a sound that he thought was a firework.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

The first time we met the Gestapo, they’d helped themselves to most of the books, one painting, the silver menorah, and all of Grandmother Adler’s china.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron