bimahs

variants or bimas
Definition of bimahsnext
plural of bimah
as in altars
a raised platform in a synagogue from which the Torah is read He stepped up to the bimah for the reading.

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Noun
  • Knees kneel in grassy altars as history collides with the present.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • His high school gym was not the massive cathedrals built to serve the altars of Hoosier hysteria, but with 4,620 seats, the Greenfield Cougar Den is no slouch, either.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • From church pulpits to community gatherings, the policy U-turn was widely viewed as a betrayal of Black American shoppers who launched boycotts.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • But while the two overlap on some issues, City Hall and the Vatican remain very different pulpits.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
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“Bimahs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bimahs. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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