Hanukkah Vocabulary

חֲנֻכִּיָה

Ha-nu-ki-yah

means

• spinning toy

• potato pancake

• key

• Hanukkah menorah

נֵר

ner

means

• miracle

• candle

• spinning toy

• helper

נֵס גָּדוֹל הָיָה פֹּה

"Nes ga-dol ha-yah poh"

means

"A great miracle happened __________."

• there

• here

נֵס גָּדוֹל הָיָה שָׁם

"Nes ga-dol ha-yah sham"

means

"A great miracle happened ______."

• here

• there

סֻפְגָּנִיָּה

suf-ga-ni-yah

means

• donut

• potato pancake

• sponge cake

• chicken leg

חַג אוּרִים שָׂמֵחַ

"Hag u-rim sa-me-ah"

means

• "Happy New Year"

• “Happy holiday of lights”

• "Good Sabbath"

• "Happy holiday of dreidles"

שַׁמָּשׁ

sha-mash

means

• blue

• oil

• electric

• helper

סְבִיבוֹן

s’vi-von

means

• potato pancake

• Hanukkah menorah

• spinning toy (dreidel)

• donut