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bema

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bema


Main Entry:
be·ma Listen to the pronunciation of bema
Pronunciation:
\ˈbē-mə\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Late Latin & Late Greek; Late Latin, from Late Greek bēma, from Greek, step, tribunal, from bainein to go — more at come
Date:
1683
1 : the usually raised part of an Eastern church containing the altar 2 : bimah
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