English Explanatory Dictionary

bema

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly.
  2. A raised area of worship in a synagogue upon which rests the Holy Ark containing the Scrolls of the Torah.

Pronunciation

/ˈbiːmə/

Word forms

bema bemas bemata

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βῆμα (bêma, “a step”). Doublet of bima.

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