Chanukkiah

The candelabra used to fulfill the mitzvah of lighting Chanukkah candles is called a chanukkiah. Sometimes also called a menorah, it is lit in homes and synagogues during Chanukkah to commemorate the miracle of the holiday, in which one day's worth of oil for the Temple menorah burned for eight days. A chanukkiah has a spot for a candle for each of the eight nights and an additional one for the shamash, the candle used to light the others.