bima

English

noun
Definitions
  • (Judaism) The raised platform in the front of a synagogue where the Torah is read on a podium.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew (modern) בִּימָה.

Origin

Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)

בִּימָה

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