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al·me·mar

A0221100 (äl-mē′mär)n. Judaism See bema.
[Medieval Hebrew 'almēmār, from Arabic al-minbar, the pulpit : al-, the + minbar, pulpit; see minbar.]

almemar

(ælˈmiːmɑː) n (Judaism) Judaism (in Ashkenazic usage) the raised platform in a synagogue on which the reading desk stands. Also called: bema, bimah or bima [from Hebrew, from Arabic al-minbar the pulpit, platform]