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Shammai is an English word starting with the letter S. With 2 example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Shammai in a sentence

Context around Shammai

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 34.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

opined 1×

Sentence patterns with Shammai

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

house of shammai on the 1× shammai opined that 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

shammai opined that 1×

Common sentence endings:

the first day 1× the hanukkah flames 1×

Words around Shammai

Just before it in the word index:

shammah 5 shamma 4 shamli 9 shamley 2 shamkhani 13 shamji 4

Just after it in the word index:

shammari 2 shammas 4 shammgod 2 shammi 2 shamna 2 shamo 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Shammai

  • In this selection, "shammai" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 34.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, opined stand out and add context to how "shammai" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include house of shammai on the and shammai opined that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shammai" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shammai

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This is a reference to the disagreement between two rabbinical schools of thought — the House of Hillel and the House of Shammai — on the proper order in which to light the Hanukkah flames. (33 words)

Shammai opined that eight candles should be lit on the first night, seven on the second night, and so on down to one on the last night (because the miracle was greatest on the first day). (36 words)

Longer example sentences

Shammai opined that eight candles should be lit on the first night, seven on the second night, and so on down to one on the last night (because the miracle was greatest on the first day). (36 words)

This is a reference to the disagreement between two rabbinical schools of thought — the House of Hillel and the House of Shammai — on the proper order in which to light the Hanukkah flames. (33 words)

Example sentences (2)

Shammai opined that eight candles should be lit on the first night, seven on the second night, and so on down to one on the last night (because the miracle was greatest on the first day).

This is a reference to the disagreement between two rabbinical schools of thought — the House of Hillel and the House of Shammai — on the proper order in which to light the Hanukkah flames.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shammai" in a sentence?
An example: "Shammai opined that eight candles should be lit on the first night, seven on the second night, and so on down to one on the last night (because the miracle was greatest on the first day)." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "shammai" from authentic English texts.
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