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shamosim

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sha⋅mes

[shah-muhs]
–noun, plural sha⋅mo⋅sim [shah-maw-sim] .
shammes.

sham⋅mes

[shah-muhs]
–noun, plural sham⋅mo⋅sim [shah-maw-sim] .
1. sexton (def. 2).
2. the candle used to kindle the candles in the Hanukkah menorah.
Also, shames.


Origin:
1945–50; < Yiddish shames < Heb shammāsh server, attendant
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