The candelabras lit on Hanukkah are technically called hanukkiahs. They have eight candles plus one more, a shamash, that is used for lighting the others.
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Shamash
//ʃəˈmɑʃ//
Synonyms for "shamash" (14 found)
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Czech
1 entries- šámes noun (sexton in a synagogue)
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Until 1890, when the local Chevra Kadisha (a traditional Jewish funerary society) was set up, funeral services were performed by the shamashim, the beadles of the synagogues.
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