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a candelabra that turned one night's oil into eight nights of stubborn light.
means A branched candelabrum used in Jewish worship — classically seven branches, but the Hanukkah version (the hanukkiah) has nine, lighting one flame each night of the festival.
from From Hebrew menorah, simply meaning 'lamp' or 'lampstand,' rooted in the verb nur, 'to give light.' The seven-branched form is described in the Book of Exodus as standing in the Tabernacle, and later the Temple in Jerusalem — its image is ancient enough to be carved on Rome's Arch of Titus, depicting the spoils carried off after the Temple's destruction. The word and the object have stayed close together for thousands of years: a lamp that never stopped meaning lamp.
- branch count
- Hanukkah's has nine; the ancient Temple's had seven
- the helper
- the shamash lights the rest, never itself
- oldest emblem
- among the oldest symbols of the Jewish faith
- Roman loot
- carved on Rome's Arch of Titus as plunder
- state seal
- Israel's official emblem features one flanked by olive branches
arc de triomphe menorah — 7-branched candelabrum displayed at the arc de triomphe in paris, created by artist marc chagall in 1956
knesset menorah — 7-branched bronze menorah standing outside the israeli parliament in jerusalem since 1956, designed by benno elkan
hanukkah menorah times square — 32-foot tall menorah lit annually during hanukkah in new york city's times square by chabad