bimah

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bēmə, bimə, bē mä)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bi•mah  (bēmə, bimə, bē mä),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Judaisma platform in a synagogue holding the reading table used when chanting or reading portions of the Torah and the Prophets.
Also, bema, bima. Also called almemar. 
  • Greek bêma bema
  • Hebrew bīmāh
  • Yiddish bime)
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