menorah

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (Judaism) a candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolize the seven days of Creation
  2. noun (Judaism) a candelabrum with nine branches; used during the Hanukkah festival

Etymology

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

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