Ra vs. Shamash — What's the Difference?

Ra (; Ancient Egyptian: rꜥ or rˤ; also transliterated rˤw /ˈɾiːʕuw/; cuneiform: ?? ri-a or ??ri-ia) or Re (; Coptic: ⲣⲏ, Rē) was the ancient Egyptian deity of the sun. By the Fifth Dynasty, in the 25th and 24th centuries BC, he had become one of the most important gods in ancient Egyptian religion, identified primarily with the noon-day sun.

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

The ancient Egyptian sun god, the supreme deity represented as a man with the head of a falcon crowned with a solar disk and uraeus.

A person who assists in the running of a synagogue or its religious services, especially the reading of the Torah. In both senses also called shammes.

Alternative spelling of rah(exclamation of encouragement.)

The Babylonian sun god, worshiped as the author of justice and compassion.

A roe; a deer.

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

An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores

A sexton in a synagogue.

(astronomy) the angular distance eastward along the celestial equator from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through the body; expressed in hours and minutes and second; used with declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere;

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

Ancient hawk-headed Egyptian sun god; a universal creator