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shamash
/ʃəˈmɑʃ/
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What does shamash mean?
noun
- The candle used to light the other eight candles of a Hanukkah menorah or hanukkiah.
- A sexton in a synagogue.
proper noun
- The sun god and god of justice in Babylonia and Assyria, corresponding to Sumerian Utu.
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IPA pronunciation
/ʃəˈmɑʃ/
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/ʃɑˈmɑʃ/
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In order to maintain the large household represented by such an organization as that of the temple of Enlil of Nippur, that of Ningirsu at Lagash, that of Marduk at Babylon, or that of Shamash at Sippar, large holdings of land were required which, cultivated by agents for the priests, or farmed out with stipulations for a goodly share of the produce, secured an income for the maintenance of the temple officials.