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
  • Faith leaders must speak out from their pulpits.
    Fabienne Perlov, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The number of women in Christian pulpits stands in jarring juxtaposition with the Easter narratives in the New Testament.
    Mary Foskett, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Bimahs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bimahs. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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