Meaning of שמש | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1 Frequent

/ʃamʃ/

הגדרות

sun
public servant
sexton, beadle
Judaism
shamash (the candle used to light the other eight candles of a Hanukkah menorah or hanukkiah)
Judaism
waiter

English Beadle dick serve

“וְזָרַח הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וּבָא הַשָּׁמֶשׁ וְאֶל־מְקוֹמוֹ שׁוֹאֵף זוֹרֵחַ הוּא שָׁם׃”

The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he ariseth.

“וְאָמַר רַבִּי יִצְחָק: שֶׁמֶשׁ בְּשַׁבָּת — צְדָקָה לַעֲנִיִּים”

and R. Isaac said: Sabbath sun is charity for the poor.

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.