שמש

שמש • (transliteration needed)

1. to serve

From Proto-Semitic *śamš-.

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃemeʃ/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): [ˈʃɛːmɛʃ]

שֶׁמֶשׁ • (shémesh) f (plural indefinite שְׁמָשׁוֹת‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. sun

   Synonym: חַמָּה‎ (khamá)

• בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ‎ (beyt shemésh)
• מַעֲרֶכֶת הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ‎ (ma'arékhet-hashémesh)
• עיט שמש‎ (áyit shémesh)
• שִׁמְשִׁי‎ (shimshi)
• שְׁעוׄן שֶׁמֶשׁ‎ (sh'ón shémesh)

שַׁמָּשׁ • (shamásh) m [pattern: קַטָּל]

1. public servant
2. (Judaism) sexton
3. (Judaism) special candle reserved for use to light a menorah
4. (Mishna) waiter

• (waiter): מלצר‎

• → English: shamash
• → Yiddish: שמשׂ‎ (shames)
  • → Dutch: sjammes
  • → English: shammes

• שליח ציבור‎
• גבאי‎

• (specialized candle): Hanukkah menorah

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

שִׁמֵּשׁ • (shimésh) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of שימש‎.

שמש • (shames)

1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of שמשׂ‎ (shames).