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bema
- Main Entry:
- be·ma

- Pronunciation:
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\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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