Bimah

Alternative forms

• bima

Origin

From Byzantine Greek βῆμα

Full definition of bimah

Noun

1. The elevated platform in a Jewish synagogue from which the Torah is read.

Usage notes

Bimahs is the plural form often used in English. In transliterated Hebrew, the plural is bimot.http://books.google.com/books?id=uv1c0gkDgLsC&pg=PA4

Synonyms

• almemar
• tebah