shamas
shamas
Definition
sha·mas (s̸hä′məs)
noun pl. sha·mo′·sim-môs′im
- a synagogue official who provides various services, often one who manages day-to-day affairs
- the candle used to light the other candles in a Hanukkah menorah
Etymology: Yiddish < Heb shamash, servant, sexton < root šmš, to serve, minister
Browse dictionary entries near shamas
- shamanism
- shaman
- sham transaction
- sham pleading
- sham
- shaly
- shalt
- shalom
- shallow
- shallot
- Shamash
- shamble
- shambles
- shambolic
- shame
- shamed
- shamefaced
- shameful
- shamefully
- shameless
