bimah

[ bee-muh, bim-uh, bee-mah ]
/ ˈbi mə, ˈbɪm ə, biˈmɑ /

noun

a platform in a synagogue holding the reading table used when chanting or reading portions of the Torah and the Prophets.
Also bema, bi·ma.
Also called almemar.

Origin of bimah

(< Yiddish bime) < Hebrew bīmāh < Greek bêma bema

British Dictionary definitions for bima

bimah

bima

/ (ˈbiːmə) /

noun

variant spellings of bema