Menorah

E4529

candelabrum religious symbol ritual object

The Menorah is an ancient seven-branched candelabrum that serves as one of the most enduring and sacred symbols of Judaism and the Jewish people.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Temple Menorah	2
Menorah from the Second Temple	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	candelabrum ⓘ religious symbol ⓘ ritual object ⓘ
associatedHoliday	no specific holiday ⓘ
associatedWith	Jewish Temple ⓘ surface form: Tabernacle Jewish Temple ⓘ surface form: Temple in Jerusalem
branchCountInTorah	seven ⓘ
category	Jewish religious objects ⓘ Jewish symbols ⓘ
commandedBy	God in the Torah ⓘ
culture	Jews ⓘ surface form: Jewish people
depictedOn	Israeli coins ⓘ Israeli documents ⓘ official emblem of Israel ⓘ
describedIn	Book of Exodus ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ surface form: Hebrew Bible
distinctFrom	Hanukkah menorah ⓘ Hanukkiah ⓘ
fuel	pure olive oil ⓘ
HebrewSpelling	מְנוֹרָה ⓘ
iconographyFeature	central shaft with three branches on each side ⓘ
influencedBy	ancient Near Eastern lampstands ⓘ
influences	Jewish art ⓘ synagogue decoration ⓘ
isEmblemOf	Israel ⓘ surface form: State of Israel
languageOfName	Hebrew ⓘ
lightingMethod	oil lamps ⓘ
locationInTemple	Holy Place ⓘ
material	gold ⓘ
meaningOfName	lamp ⓘ
mentionedIn	Book of Exodus ⓘ surface form: Exodus 25
numberOfBranches	7 ⓘ
originatesFrom	Canaan ⓘ surface form: ancient Israel
religion	Judaism ⓘ
representedOn	Arch of Titus ⓘ
ritualStatus	sacred object ⓘ
symbolizes	Tree of Life ⓘ creation ⓘ divine light ⓘ presence of God ⓘ wisdom ⓘ
timePeriodOfOrigin	Bronze Age ⓘ
timePeriodOfProminence	First Temple period ⓘ Second Temple Judaism ⓘ surface form: Second Temple period
usedAs	national symbol ⓘ religious symbol ⓘ
usedIn	Temple service ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arch of Titus → depicts → Menorah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Menorah from the Second Temple

relief of the spoils of Jerusalem → depicts → Menorah ⓘ

subject surface form: Relief of the Spoils of Jerusalem

this entity surface form: Temple Menorah

Hanukkiah → differentFrom → Menorah ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple Menorah

Jews → hasSymbol → Menorah ⓘ

Betar youth movement → symbol → Menorah ⓘ