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/ʃəˈmæʃ/ · noun
(Judaism) The candle used to light the other eight candles of a Hanukkah menorah or hanukkiah..
The candelabras lit on Hanukkah are technically called hanukkiahs. They have eight candles plus one more, a shamash, that is used for lighting the others.
Until 1890, when the local Chevra Kadisha (a traditional Jewish funerary society) was set up, funeral services were performed by the shamashim, the beadles of the synagogues.
Use shamash when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shamash means (Judaism) The candle used to light the other eight candles of a Hanukkah menorah or hanukkiah..
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The candelabras lit on Hanukkah are technically called hanukkiahs. They have eight candles plus one more, a shamash, that is used for lighting the others.
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