מָנוֹר m. a yoke , pr. for plowing, from the root נִיר to plow, to break up the ground (Syr. and Arab., , نِيرُ , ); hence מְנוֹר אֹרְגִים a yoke, beam, of weavers , 1 Sam. 17:7 ; 2 Sam. 21:19 , in which signification the Syrians and Arabs have, مِنْوَالُ , r being softened.
מְנוֹרָֽה f. (from the root נוּר ) a candelabrum , a candlestick , always used of the great candlestick which stood in the tabernacle of witness, Ex. 25:31 , seq.; 30:27 ; 31:8 ; 37:17 ; 39:37 . [Also in pl. of the candlesticks in the temple, 1 Ki. 7:49 , etc.]
De menorah in de synagoge
Menorah, de gouden kandelaar