shammes

== English == === Alternative forms === shames === Etymology === From Yiddish שמשׂ (shames), from Hebrew שמש (shamásh). Doublet of shamash. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃɑːmɪs/ === Noun === shammes (plural shammosim or shammeses) Alternative form of shamash (“sexton in a synagogue”). Alternative form of shamash (“candle used to light other candles of a Hanukkah menorah”).