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Ner Tamid

[ Sephardic Hebrew ner tah-meed; Ashkenazic Hebrew nair taw-mid; English nair tah-mid ]

noun

, Hebrew.
  1. a lamp that is set above and in front of the Holy Ark in a synagogue and is kept burning constantly.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Ner Tamid1

nēr tāmīdh eternal light

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