Menorah is an English word with synonyms like candelabrum or candelabra. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Menorah meaning
- A holy candelabrum with seven branches used in the Temple of Jerusalem.
- A candelabrum with nine branches, used in Jewish worship on Hanukkah.
Synonyms of Menorah
Menorah vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Menorah
- The main meaning on this page is: A holy candelabrum with seven branches used in the Temple of Jerusalem. | A candelabrum with nine branches, used in Jewish worship on Hanukkah.
- Useful related words include: candelabrum, candelabra.
- Possible Dutch translations are: menora.
- In the example corpus, menorah often appears in combinations such as: the menorah, menorah lighting, menorah is.
Context around Menorah
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Menorah
- In this selection, "menorah" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, giant, jose, destroyed, lighting, display and prints stand out and add context to how "menorah" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a giant menorah lighting gelt and a giant menorah outside the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "menorah" sits close to words such as abatement, abductions and absurdly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with menorah
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In 2022, they organized a menorah lighting ceremony for Hanukkah. (10 words)
A man in Star Trek pajamas lights a candle on a menorah. (12 words)
Campaign Against Antisemitism called the decision to object to the menorah 'shameful'. (12 words)
I’m wearing a gray,wool, long-sleeved dress that hits me at midcalf, tall black boots, a gray wool jacket and a purple scarf with menorah prints, sent to me from Israel by a friend. (36 words)
The first night of Hanukkah is often marked with family gatherings and menorah lighting, making it less likely—but not impossible—that Jewish families will head out for dim sum or lo mein. (33 words)
A math teacher from Mariupol used a menorah as a lamp in a dark basement bomb shelter, so that she could give an insulin shot to her diabetic and paralyzed mother. (31 words)
Celebrate the last night of Chanukah with a Giant Menorah Lighting, Gelt drop from a firetruck, a gourmet doughnut bar, games, raffles, Chanukah treats, and an appearance by the Dreidel Mascot! (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
In addition, many synagogues display either a Menorah or an artistic representation of a menorah.
After some discussion, the board unanimously approved having the menorah display in Ocean Park.
A Hannukkah celebration has been cancelled due to fears a giant menorah will become the target of vandalism amid the war in Gaza.
A man in Star Trek pajamas lights a candle on a menorah.
A math teacher from Mariupol used a menorah as a lamp in a dark basement bomb shelter, so that she could give an insulin shot to her diabetic and paralyzed mother.
But Rabbi Zarchi’s heartfelt address at the menorah lighting told a different story.
Dozens came out Sunday to the San Jose Menorah lighting ceremony at Santana Row.
I’m wearing a gray,wool, long-sleeved dress that hits me at midcalf, tall black boots, a gray wool jacket and a purple scarf with menorah prints, sent to me from Israel by a friend.
In 2022, they organized a menorah lighting ceremony for Hanukkah.
Melissa Franklin has always decorated her home for Hanukkah – proudly hanging a Star of David on her porch and placing her family’s menorah in the front window.
Over the course of the evening, temple members joined together in Hebrew and English songs, prayed, gave readings and lit the eight candles of a giant menorah outside the temple.
Soper’s son, Joshua, is overseeing the Menorah construction, and his son-in-law, Philip Plourde, is installing a state-of-the-art camera security system at the Chabad.
The Chabad Jewish Center of Oakland will hold another lighting ceremony Wednesday at 7 p.m., replacing the destroyed menorah with one moved from Piedmont Avenue.
The Jewish symbols are concentrated on the side of the mosaic near the bimah, and they include a seven-branched menorah standing on three legs and adorned with etrogim (citrons).
The menorah lighting was sponsored by the Chabad Jewish Center of South Metro Denver.
This undermines the fight against antisemitism and harms Jews too, as we can see in the menorah cases, Germany, and where we have our Judaism questioned or attacked.
Campaign Against Antisemitism called the decision to object to the menorah 'shameful'.
Celebrate the last night of Chanukah with a Giant Menorah Lighting, Gelt drop from a firetruck, a gourmet doughnut bar, games, raffles, Chanukah treats, and an appearance by the Dreidel Mascot!
Early sources claim initially only one candle was lit to mark the rededication of the Temple, and to light the sacred menorah.
The first night of Hanukkah is often marked with family gatherings and menorah lighting, making it less likely—but not impossible—that Jewish families will head out for dim sum or lo mein.
Common combinations with menorah
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the menorah 26×
- menorah lighting 9×
- menorah is 6×
- giant menorah 5×
- menorah in 5×
- menorah and 4×
- menorah or 3×
- seven-branched menorah 3×
- hanukkah menorah 3×
- menorah for 3×