šames

English translation: shames/shammes

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Czech term or phrase:šames
English translation:shames/shammes
Entered by: lingua chick

18:13 Aug 9, 2005
Czech to English translations [PRO]
Religion / Zrejme jidis vyraz
Czech term or phrase: šames
Nejlepsi co jsem zatim vymyslel je servant in the synagogue, mate neco lepsiho. Pokud to nevidite, je to obe s s hackem
kontext:
byl v poslednich letech šames a šochet ve Volyni
Radovan Pletka
United States
Local time: 05:26
shames
Explanation:
A sexton in a synagogue. An alternative spelling is shammes.
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lingua chick
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:26
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To zni rozumne, diky
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shames


Explanation:
A sexton in a synagogue. An alternative spelling is shammes.


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lingua chick
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:26
Native speaker of: English
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To zni rozumne, diky
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