bimah

[ bee-muh, bee-mah ]

noun

1. a platform in a synagogue holding the reading table used when chanting or reading portions of the Torah and the Prophets.

bimah

/ ˈbiːmə /

noun

1. variant spellings of bema

Word History and Origins

Origin of bimah¹

From Yiddish bime, or directly from Hebrew bīmāh, from Greek bêma bema