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bimah
bimah (ˈbiːmə) or biman (Judaism) variant spellings of bemabe•ma (ˈbi mə)
n., pl. -ma•ta (-mə tə) -mas. 1. the enclosed space around the altar in an Eastern church. 2. Also, bimah. a platform in a synagogue for the table used when reading from the Torah. [1675–85; < Greek bêma step, platform =bē-, variant s. of baínein to step, go + -ma n. suffix of result; (definition 3) (< Yiddish bime) < Hebrew bīmāh < Greek] bimah
bema1. A transverse space in a church a few steps above the floor of the nave and aisles, and separating them from the apse. 2. In a synagogue, a raised pulpit from which the Torah (Holy Bible) is read.FinancialSeeBemaThesaurusSeebema |