Chanukah or Hanukah?

Posted by Mike Ferris on Saturday, November 25, 2006 and posted in Sales Thoughts

The Spellings of Chanukah

There seems to be some confusion surrounding the actual spelling of Chanukah. Part of the reason for this confusion may be due to the fact there is no exact English translation of the Hebrew word for Chanukah.  Here are a number of the different spellings one might encounter.

* Chanuka
* Chanukah
* Chanukkah
* Channukah
* Hanukah
* Hannukah
* Hanukkah
* Hanuka
* Hanukka
* Hanaka
* Haneka
* Hanika
* Khanukkah

While in the United States it is most common to use the spelling “CHANUKAH,” rest assured that they are all the same celebration.

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