{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H2598",
  "lemma": "חֲנֻכָּה",
  "transliteration": "chănukkâh",
  "definition": "initiation, i.e. consecration",
  "kjv": "dedicating(-tion).",
  "occurrences": 8,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "builtFrom": [
    {
      "id": "H2596",
      "lemma": "חָנַךְ",
      "transliteration": "chânak",
      "meaning": "to narrow",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/word/H2596"
    }
  ],
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "חֲנֻכָּה n.f. dedication, consecration, as a matter of usage only P and late (NH חֲנוּכָּה Feast of Dedication)"
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Numbers 7:10",
      "text": "The princes gave offerings for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed. The princes gave their…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/7?v=10"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Numbers 7:11",
      "text": "The LORD said to Moses, “They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar.”",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/7?v=11"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Numbers 7:84",
      "text": "This was the dedication offering of the altar, on the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve silver…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/7?v=84"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Numbers 7:88",
      "text": "and all the cattle for the sacrifice of peace offerings: twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/7?v=88"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Psalms 30:1",
      "text": "A Psalm. A Song for the Dedication of the Temple. By David.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/30?v=1"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Nehemiah 12:27",
      "text": "At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/nehemiah/12?v=27"
    },
    {
      "reference": "2 Chronicles 7:9",
      "text": "On the eighth day, they held a solemn assembly; for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-chronicles/7?v=9"
    }
  ],
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