noun
or sha·mash or sham·mas or sha·mas or sham·mes or sha·mes or sham·mos or sha·mus ˈshäməs
( plural sham·ma·shim or sha·ma·shim or sham·ma·sim or sha·ma·sim or sham·mo·sim or sha·mo·sim shäˈmȯsə̇m, -sēm)
Etymology: Yiddish & Middle Hebrew; Yiddish shames, from Middle Hebrew shāmmāsh, from Aramaic shĕmmāsh to serve
1. : the sexton of a synagogue
2. : the candle or taper used to light the other candles in a Hanukkah menorah