The middle candle on the Menorah is called a Shamash - with the "a" being pronounced as in "father" and the stress being on the last syllable - [shaMASH].
However, it needn't be the middle candle - sometimes the shamash is at the end of the row and sometimes next to it.
Customary configurations would include:
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Some people have the custom of having 2 Shamash candles for each menorah.
The centre candle is called the 'shamash'. However, the shamash isn't necessarily in the centre of a channukiah (Hanukkah-menorah). The only requirement is that it is higher than the rest of the candles.
The shamesh, which is normally the middle candle, but can be the end, is the tallest candle.
There are 9 candles that are lit on Hanukkah. One is the helper candle ("shamash") used to light the other 8, which symbolize the 8 days of Hanukkah. The other 8 candles have no name.
The shamash, which is the candle used to light all the other candles, does not have to be a part of the menorah. It can be placed nearby.
None of the candles has a specific name except the shamash, which is the helper-candle used to light the others.
The Shamesh
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a menorah is a candle holder. You can't eat on it.
a candle
It is known as the shamash. Shamash means servant. It's the servant candle because it's used to light the others.
ordinary wax.
there are nine.
It is called the Shamash. It is used to light all of the other candles on the Menorah or Chanukiah.
A menorah can have any design or words on it. It depends on the menorah. There is no rule about this.
The ninth candle in the menorah is called the Shamash (or "helper" in English.)
The Shamash is the candle that lights the other candles
Each candle represents each of the 8 days of Hanukkah.
The traditional name is a menorah. Modern (Israeli) Hebrew has added the name "hanukkiah."See also the Related Link.More about Hanukkah
The shamash (helper or attendant) is used to light the Hanukkah menorah or hanukiyah.