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Added 10 October 2026

bema

/ˈbiːmə/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about bema at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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.

Origin

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

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