שמש
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שמש¹
- /ʃamʃ/
- /ˈʃɛmɛʃ/
- [ˈʃɛːmɛʃ]
- /ˈʃemeʃ/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic *śamš-.
noun שֶׁמֶשׁ · shémesh · שְׁמָשׁוֹת · form שָׁמֶש · שִׁמְשִׁי
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sun
וְזָרַח הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וּבָא הַשָּׁמֶשׁ וְאֶל־מְקוֹמוֹ שׁוֹאֵף זוֹרֵחַ הוּא שָׁם׃
Similar: חַמָּה
שמש²
Where it comes from
Compare שימש / שִׁמֵּשׁ (shimésh, “to serve; to be used”) from the same root.
noun שַׁמָּשׁ · shamásh
- public servant
- sexton, beadle
- shamash (the candle used to light the other eight candles of a Hanukkah menorah or hanukkiah)
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waiter
Similar: מֶלְצַר
שמש³
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
verb שִׁמֵּשׁ · shimésh
- defective spelling of שימש
In English
Talk about this word "שמש." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. שמש. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%A9 "שמש." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%A9.Cite this
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title = {שמש},
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