"shammes" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shammosim [plural], shammeses [plural]
Etymology: From Yiddish שמשׂ (shames), from Hebrew שמש (shamásh). Doublet of shamash. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|yi|שמשׂ|tr=shames}} Yiddish שמשׂ (shames), {{uder|en|he|שמש|tr=shamásh}} Hebrew שמש (shamásh), {{doublet|en|shamash}} Doublet of shamash Head templates: {{en-noun|shammosim|+}} shammes (plural shammosim or shammeses)
  1. Alternative form of shamash (“sexton in a synagogue”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: shamash (extra: sexton in a synagogue) Categories (topical): Judaism
    Sense id: en-shammes-en-noun-8IHIQT2d Disambiguation of Judaism: 50 50
  2. Alternative form of shamash (“candle used to light other candles of a Hanukkah menorah”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: shamash (extra: candle used to light other candles of a Hanukkah menorah) Categories (topical): Judaism
    Sense id: en-shammes-en-noun-QXYYjqH7 Disambiguation of Judaism: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: shames

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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