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bema

/ˈbiːmə/

Rhymes with -iːmə

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

noun bemas · bemata

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

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@misc{bema_2026,
  title = {bema},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bema},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}