shamash

Examples

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• The shamash, in his capacity as custodian of the synagogue, might have told them that the scholar had asked permission to sleep on the bench and had given him a few coins to buy bread and olives.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Tonight Daniel's family would fill their menorah with candles, eight for the eight days of Hanukkah plus the shamash, the helper candle.

  Fiction book (1997)

• But the young scholar did not waste words with the shamash, either.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The shamash came into the synagogue bringing him a hot drink.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The shamash came in with a pan of embers and a hot drink.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The shamash looked at Nahman with pity.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The menorah was on the walnut sideboard, holding two candles—one for the first night and the special shamash candle to light it with.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Tonight Daniel's family would fill their menorah with candles, eight for the eight days of Hanukkah plus the shamash, the helper candle.

• The menorah was on the walnut sideboard, holding two candles—one for the first night and the special shamash candle to light it with.

Surface Forms

Etymology