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Shamash

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Noun

1. shamash

the chief sun god; drives away winter and storms and brightens the earth with greenery; drives away evil and brings justice and compassion

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Shamash

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noun
the sun god of Assyria and Babylonia

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Shamash

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noun
Mythology
the sun god, responsible for summer warmth and the success of crops, and a symbol for justice

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Shamash

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n.
1. The candle used to light the other eight candles of a Hanukkah menorah.
2. A person who assists in the running of a synagogue or its religious services, especially the reading of the Torah. In both senses also called shammes.
n.
Mythology
The Babylonian sun god, worshiped as the author of justice and compassion.

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