bimah

noun

bi·mah | \ ˈbē-mə

\

variants: or less commonly bima

Definition of bimah

: a raised platform in a synagogue from which the Torah is read

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After a minor scuffle, Cardboard Chuck was moved in front of the bimah. — Jeet Heer, The New Republic, "Angry Brooklyn Democrats berate cardboard cutout of Chuck Schumer.," 3 July 2018

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The first known use of bimah was in 1941

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