Definitions for Shamash
shamash

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shamashnoun

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

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1. Shamashnoun

   The common Akkadian name of the sun god and god of justice in Babylonia and Assyria, corresponding to Sumerian Utu.

2. Etymology: From. Compare shin, from the same Proto-Semitic root.

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1. shamash

   Utu (dUD

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1. shamash

   Shamash is the name of the ancient Mesopotamian sun god, associated with truth, justice, and healing. It is also the term used for the "helper" or "servant" candle in a Hanukkah menorah, which is used to light the other candles.

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1. Shamash

   Shamash, was a native Mesopotamian deity and the sun god in the Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian pantheons. Shamash was the god of justice in Babylonia and Assyria, corresponding to Sumerian Utu. Akkadian šamaš is cognate to Syriac ܫܡܫܐ šemša or šimšu Hebrew שֶׁמֶשׁ šemeš and Arabic شمس šams.

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1. SHAMASH

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shamash is ranked #88336 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Shamash surname appeared 210 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Shamash.
   
   96.6% or 203 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Semitic Deity

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1837","1"],["1847","1"],["1848","1"],["1851","1"],["1854","4"],["1885","4"],["1886","2"],["1896","3"],["1900","2"],["1901","8"],["1907","5"],["1911","2"],["1914","6"],["1915","9"],["1918","1"],["1919","4"],["1923","2"],["1924","2"],["1926","28"],["1928","21"],["1930","1"],["1931","1"],["1932","3"],["1936","9"],["1937","1"],["1940","1"],["1942","1"],["1945","1"],["1946","64"],["1947","2"],["1949","72"],["1951","2"],["1952","11"],["1953","10"],["1954","16"],["1955","15"],["1956","19"],["1957","16"],["1958","4"],["1959","5"],["1960","12"],["1961","16"],["1962","49"],["1963","15"],["1964","9"],["1965","11"],["1966","11"],["1967","14"],["1968","29"],["1969","116"],["1970","35"],["1971","45"],["1972","19"],["1973","9"],["1974","26"],["1975","10"],["1976","27"],["1977","36"],["1978","56"],["1979","26"],["1980","33"],["1981","33"],["1982","31"],["1983","29"],["1984","19"],["1985","78"],["1986","154"],["1987","39"],["1988","49"],["1989","60"],["1990","49"],["1991","86"],["1992","98"],["1993","89"],["1994","63"],["1995","75"],["1996","98"],["1997","130"],["1998","129"],["1999","106"],["2000","216"],["2001","154"],["2002","219"],["2003","145"],["2004","336"],["2005","215"],["2006","254"],["2007","151"],["2008","200"]]

How to pronounce Shamash?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Shamash in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Shamash in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Shamash in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Shamash
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shamash
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamash
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Shamash
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Shamash