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Hanukkah: Name
The name "Hanukkah" derives from the Hebrew verb "חנך", meaning "to
dedicate". On Hanukkah, the Jews regained control of Jerusalem and
rededicated the Temple.[2]
In the Jewish tradition, many homiletical explanations have been given
for the name:[3]
- The name can be broken down into "חנו",
from the Hebrew word for encampment, and the Hebrew letters כ"ה,
which stand for the 25th day of Kislev, the day on which the holiday
begins: Hence, the Jews sat in their camp, that is, they rested
fighting, on the 25th day of Kislev.
- Hanukkah is also the Hebrew
acronym for "ח' נרות והלכה כבית הלל" meaning "eight candles as
determined by House of Hillel". This is a reference to the
disagreement between two rabbinical schools of thought—Hillel and
the House of Shammai—on the proper way to light Hanukkah candles.
Shammai said that eight candles should be lit from the start, and
reduced by one candle every night, whereas Hillel argued in favor of
starting with one candle and lighting an additional one every night.
Jewish law adopted the position of Hillel.
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Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper,
usually with tin as the main additive, but sometimes with other
elements such as phosphorus, manganese, aluminium, or silicon. It was
particularly significant in antiquity, giving its name to the Bronze
Age. Bronze derives from the Italian: bronzo and, in turn, is perhaps
ultimately taken from the Persian word birinj ("copper"), it is even
believed that the word may have come from the Nordic word Brongru
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