shamash means the sun god and god of justice in Babylonia and Assyria, corresponding to Sumerian Utu. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 84 out of 100.
shamash is pronounced /ʃəˈmæʃ/.
name
- The sun god and god of justice in Babylonia and Assyria, corresponding to Sumerian Utu.
noun
- 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.”
- A sexton in a synagogue.“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.”