חֲנֻכָּה chănukkâh

Meaning

initiation, i.e. consecration

In the King James Version: dedicating(-tion).

Derivation: from H2596 (חָנַךְ);

Where it is used

• Numbers 7:10 When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.
• Numbers 7:11 And the LORD said to Moses, “Each day one leader is to present his offering for the dedication of the altar.”
• Numbers 7:84 So these were the offerings from the leaders of Israel for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold dishes.
• Numbers 7:88 All the livestock sacrificed for the peace offering totaled twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.
• 2 Chronicles 7:9 On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar had lasted seven days, and the feast seven days more.
• Nehemiah 12:27 At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.