sha·mash (shä m əs, -m əsh)
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n.1. The candle used to light the other eight candles of a Hanukkah menorah. 2. A person who assists in the running of a synagogue or its religious services, especially the reading of the Torah. In both senses also called shammes.
[Hebrew šammāš, from Aramaic, servant, minister, probably from Egyptian šmsw, servant, from šms, to follow, serve.] |