sjammes

Dutch

Alternative forms

• sjammesj, sjammasj

Etymology

From Yiddish שמשׂ (shames), from Hebrew שַׁמָּשׁ (shamásh).

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Noun

sjammes m (plural sjammasjiem, diminutive sjammesje n)

1. (Judaism) shamash or gabbai, a sexton in a synagogue

   Synonym: gabbe