Appearance
Use device theme  
Dark theme
Light theme

What is a shamash?

What is a shamash? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (Judaism) The candle used to light the other eight candles of a Hanukkah menorah.
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
Examples
The same is the case, however, with all the shamash hymns so far published.
The Temple of shamash at Larsa also was improved and enlarged by him.
As the last of the group comes Shamash himself, to whom the seventh month, Tishri, is sacred.
The Assyrians believed the god Shamash the Sun sent messages to inform the haruspex of the structure of the universe at the moment the sacrificial knife struck the victim.
Who transgresses the law of shamash, from him shamash will exact revenge.
A reference has already been made to the king's care for the city of shamash.

See Also

Nearby Definitions
7-letter Words Starting With
Find Definitions
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2024