cha.nuk.kah denotes a formal dedication, especially of an altar and also of Jerusalem’s wall.

The attested use denotes a formal dedication connected chiefly with the altar: leaders bring offerings for it after its anointing, and the completed offerings are identified with that occasion. It also names the dedication of Jerusalem’s wall, marked by joy, thanksgiving, and music.

1. Formal dedication of an altar or wall · dominant

   The construct noun occurs with the altar in Numbers 7:10, Numbers 7:11, Numbers 7:84, and Numbers 7:88, where the APB renders the surrounding clauses as leaders presenting offerings, the altar’s anointing, and the offerings that constituted its dedication. In 2 Chronicles 7:9 the APB renders an altar dedicated over seven days, while in Nehemiah 12:27 the two construct forms occur in the account of Jerusalem’s wall, where the APB renders a celebration with joy, thanksgivings, song, cymbals, harps, and lyres.

   Numbers 7:10Numbers 7:11Numbers 7:84Numbers 7:882 Chronicles 7:9Nehemiah 12:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Numbers 7:10, Numbers 7:11, Numbers 7:84, Numbers 7:88, and Nehemiah 12:27, the APB uses “dedication” in the relevant clauses; 2 Chronicles 7:9 instead renders that the altar was “dedicated.” Psalm 30:1 contains the supplied form, but the provided APB verse has no visible corresponding rendering.