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ShamashenUK
Sha·mash S0314800 (shä′mäsh′)n. Mythology The Babylonian sun god, worshiped as the author of justice and compassion.
[Akkadian Šamaš, absolute form of šamšu, sun; see šmš in Semitic roots.]
sha·mash S0315600 (shä′məs, -məsh)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.
[Hebrew šammāš, from Aramaic, servant, minister, probably from Egyptian šmsw, servant, from šms, to follow, serve.]Shamash (ˈʃɑːmæʃ) n (Other Non-Christian Religions) the sun god of Assyria and Babylonia[from Akkadian: sun]Thesaurus| 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 compassionBabylon - the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of BabyloniaAssyria - an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq |
ShamashenUK
Shamash (shä`mäsh), sun god of Semitic origin, worshiped in Babylonia and Assyria. He was one of the great deities of ancient Middle Eastern religions, god of law, order, and justice. The chief center of his cult was Sippar. In Sumerian civilization he was called Utu.Shamash in Babylonian-Assyrian religion and mythology, the god of the sun, justice, and oracles. ShamashenUK
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