bimah
[ bee-muh, bee-mah ]
/ ˈbi mə, biˈmɑ /
noun
a platform in a synagogue holding the reading table used when chanting or reading portions of the Torah and the Prophets.
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Also bi·ma, bema .
Also called almemar.
Origin of bimah
Words nearby bimah
bilsted, biltong, Biltricide, Bim, bimaculate, bimah, bimane, bimanous, bimanual, bimanual version, bimastoid
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