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The Hanukkah menorah (Hebrew: מנורה menorah) (also
Hebrew: חַנֻכִּיָּה
Hanukiah, or chanukkiyah, pl. hanukiyot/chanukkiyot,
or Yiddish: חנוכּה לאמפּ khanike lomp, lit.:
Hanukkah lamp) is, strictly speaking, a
nine-branched candelabrum lit during the eight-day
holiday of Hanukkah, as opposed to the
seven-branched menorah used in the ancient Temple or
as a symbol.
The ninth holder, called the shamash ("helper or
servant"), is for a candle used to light all other
candles.
The menorah is among the most widely produced
articles of Jewish ceremonial art.
The menorah is a traditional symbol of Judaism,
along with the Star of David.
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