It's called the shamash (servant; helper).
The shamash (helper or attendant) is used to light the Hanukkah menorah or hanukiyah.
a candle
The candle used to light the other candles on the menorah or chanukiah is called the shamash.
It is called the Shamash. It is used to light all of the other candles on the Menorah or Chanukiah.
They have no name. Only the helper candle (used to light the other 8 candles) has a name. It's called the Shamash.
In Hebrew it is called the Shamash. It is used to light all of the other candles in the Hanukkah Menorah or Hanukiah.
It is called the Shamash
It's called a menorah, or a Hanukkah menorah. Israelis call it a Hanukkiah.
The traditional name is a menorah. Modern (Israeli) Hebrew has added the name "hanukkiah."See also the Related Link.More about Hanukkah
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:xxxxSxxxxSxxxxxxxx or xxxxxxxxSxxxxxxxx......SSome people have the custom of having 2 Shamash candles for each menorah.
A Hanukkah menorah, also known as a Hanukiah, has nine branches instead of the usual seven branches of a traditional menorah. The extra socket is for the Shamash, which is the servant candle used to kindle the other candles. Each night of Hanukkah, one additional candle is lit, so the Shamash is used to light the other candles without diminishing their importance.
9 There are eight candles for the eight nights of Hannukak, and one bigger candle (usually centered) which is the candle used to light the rest.