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Shamash Moderate

Shamash has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

The candle used to light the other eight candles of a Hanukkah menorah.

Proper Noun
1

The sun god and god of justice in Babylonia and Assyria, corresponding to Sumerian Utu.

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ash pash kash fash dash bash rash nash tash yash lash mash cash vash sash gash wash hash akash stash
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