Chanukah Trivia Contest: First Question
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So, the question is….
“What is the most popular way to spell Chanukah and why?”
Good luck!
For details on how we are going to pick the winner, read about all 8 nights of fabulous Chanukah Trivia here!
25 Responses to “Chanukah Trivia Contest: First Question”
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Shayna on December 1st, 2009
Hmm…I’m not sure, my guess would be “Hannukah”, because that is how we always spelled it growing up, and I think that might be the way they spell it on napkins and plates…
natanbenavraham on December 1st, 2009
Hannukkah this how its spelt
Yehoshua on December 1st, 2009
The answer to this question is going to be somewhat unique for every person as this is a transliteration of the Hebrew word and there is no correct way based on the source text. That being said Chanukah sounds right.
JoyfullyHISDina on December 1st, 2009
Hannukkah is how we have seen it but we are so new at all this(Kosher) I was surprised to see it spelled Chanukah since the Ch will simply confuse my children (just learning phonics) I’m stickin with Hannukkah! The kids loved the Kosher marshmellows in their Hot Chocolate btw!
HJH on December 1st, 2009
Hanukkah is the most popular spelling, however there doesn’t seem to be an official transliteration. I think that the two k’s can represent the two different Hebrew letters which both make a ‘k’ sound. The ‘h’ as the last letter generally represents closure for the written Hebrew word.
szucker on December 1st, 2009
Hanukkah [...] I believe [is] the most popular. I stick with Chanukah.
kjkc25 on December 1st, 2009
I would say Hanukah because it’s phonetic and simple.
LuckyDogMoon on December 1st, 2009
All english spellings are wrong. The correct spelling would be in Hebrew -
KatyL on December 2nd, 2009
Hanukkah is the most used
Chanukah is the second most
Why: The Hebrew letters read left to right and read
Chet Nun Vav Kaf Hey
and the sounds the Hebrew letters make are
KH N U K H which look like it is pronounced
Myra Kroll on December 2nd, 2009
Chanuka…..some find it easier because they can sound it out to spell
cvanderb on December 2nd, 2009
Hanukah was my guess, but KatyL gets my vote for the best answer
Rande on December 2nd, 2009
Hanukah
neki on December 2nd, 2009
there is no one way to spell chanu-hanu-ckanu- this word. just as if you as two jews a question you will get three answers, so too with the spelling of the word hanu-chanuka-hannu…you know what i mean.
Ann on December 2nd, 2009
As a child I was taught Chanukah. In watching my own chldren and grandchildren I’ve made some observations. Hannukkah seems to be more “modern”however, Chanukah seems to be used by more Orthodox than Reform or Conservative. If I had to choose the more popular one I would choose Hannukkah.
Simkha49 on December 2nd, 2009
Reluctantly I side with KatyL. I say reluctantly because if I had my druthers I’d go for “khanuka”.
“kh” is the etymologists’ way of expressing the gutteral, Germanic sound that (non-Germanic) [people] seem unable to voice. Like the “kh” in my Hebrew name!
skossman on December 2nd, 2009
it’ spelling is ches nun vav caf heh
the reason is because it is a hebrew word
Jharbel on December 2nd, 2009
Most definitely “Hanukkah”. After all, isn’t Hallmark the leading authority in such matters? That’s how they spell it.
Linda on December 6th, 2009
Chanukah…because in Hebrew there is a gutural sound which should be spelled with the “CH” but then in Israel, it is spelled “Hanukah”–so its your choice and this is what being Jewish means–when two Jews get together there is always 3 opinions
susqhb on December 7th, 2009
(C)han(n)uk(k)a(h)! Incorporates them all!
Chana on December 9th, 2009
Congratulations to the first few Winners!
You can find the Answers and Winners List posted here:
http://blog.kosher.com/2009/12/09/chanukah-trivia-answers-winners-list/
And remember, there are 4 nights left! The 5th night question closes at 6 pm tonight!
lilcary on December 10th, 2009
well there are many versions of how to spell ‘Hanukkah wich is how I spell it but many people spell it Chanukkah,Hanukkah,Hannukkah, Channukkah,Hanukah, Chanukah you see many diferent ways. Some people spell it with 2 n’s & 2 k’s others 1 n and 2 k’s other 2n’s and 1 k some start CH or others just H. Well the point is that there are many different ways to spell Hanukkah.
lbarbanel on December 13th, 2009
Chanukah
soldar on December 14th, 2009
Hanukah!
triciaabr on December 15th, 2009
Chanukah, because it starts like Challah and EVERY Jew knows that word (yummy).
Leslie on December 15th, 2009
Two Jews are stranded on an island. Years later they are found and give their rescuers a tour of the island. They show the rescuers the three synagogues they built. “Three?”, they ask. “Why three – there are only two of you.” One of the men replied “that’s his synagogue, that’s my synagogue, and that’s the one neither of us would be caught dead at.”
Jews need something to argue about sometimes…(and certainly if you have 10 Jews you have 24 opinions) that’s why there are so many spellings of transliterated Hebrew words!