Discover which Hebrew words we use in English and other facts about the language. Also available in Hebrew with audio.

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Yes! The word Hanukkah (or Channukah) is a transliteration from Hebrew. Transliteration is the conversion of a word written in one alphabet to another. Since the Hebrew word for Hanukkah does not ...