bimah
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.bi·mah
noun \ˈbē-mə\Definition of BIMAH
: a raised platform in a synagogue from which the Torah is read
Variants of BIMAH
bi·mah also bi·ma \ˈbē-mə\
Origin of BIMAH
Yiddish & Late Hebrew; Yiddish bime, from Late Hebrew bīmāh, from Late Greek bēma raised platform — more at bema
First Known Use: 1941
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