SHAMMES


Meaning of SHAMMES in English

/shah"meuhs/ , n. , pl. shammosim /shah maw"sim/ .

1. sexton (def. 2).

2. the candle used to kindle the candles in the Hanukkah menorah.

Also, shames .

[ 1945-50; shames shammash server, attendant ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .