shamash

IPA: ʃˈeɪmʌʃ

Root Word: Shamash

noun

  • The sun god and god of justice in Babylonia and Assyria, corresponding to Sumerian Utu.
  • (Judaism) The candle used to light the other eight candles of a Hanukkah menorah or hanukkiah.
  • A sexton in a synagogue.
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