# H2598 חֲנֻכָּה

חֲנֻכָּה (chănukkâh), Strong’s H2598: initiation, i.e. consecration KJV: dedicating(-tion).. Occurs 8 times.

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*chănukkâh* — initiation, i.e. consecration

KJV: dedicating(-tion).

Derived from [חָנַךְ chânak](https://besorah.bible/word/H2596) (to narrow)

Occurs 8 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- חֲנֻכָּה n.f. dedication, consecration, as a matter of usage only P and late (NH חֲנוּכָּה Feast of Dedication)

## Where it occurs
- [Numbers 7:10](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/7?v=10) — The princes gave offerings for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed. The princes gave their…
- [Numbers 7:11](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/7?v=11) — The LORD said to Moses, “They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedication of the altar.”
- [Numbers 7:84](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/7?v=84) — This was the dedication offering of the altar, on the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve silver…
- [Numbers 7:88](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/7?v=88) — and all the cattle for the sacrifice of peace offerings: twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty…
- [Psalms 30:1](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/30?v=1) — A Psalm. A Song for the Dedication of the Temple. By David.
- [Nehemiah 12:27](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/nehemiah/12?v=27) — At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem…
- [2 Chronicles 7:9](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-chronicles/7?v=9) — On the eighth day, they held a solemn assembly; for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast…