שמש

See also: שמשׂ

Aramaic

Verb

שמש • (transliteration needed)

  1. to serve

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *śamš-.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. sun
    Synonym: חַמָּה (khamá)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Root
שׁ־מ־שׁ (š-m-š)

Noun

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
Synonyms
Descendants
  • English: shamash
  • Yiddish: שמשׂ (shames)
See also
Further reading

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

שִׁמֵּשׁ • (shimésh) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of שימש.

Yiddish

Noun

שמש • (shames)

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