bema

Meaning

Noun

  • A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly.
  • Raised area of worship in a synagogue upon which rests the Holy Ark containing Scrolls of Torah.

Origin

  • From Ancient Greek βῆμα ("a step"), from the root of βαίνω. bima.

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