alˈmēˌmär noun
or al·me·mor -ȯ(ə)r
( -s )
Etymology: Hebrew almēmār, from Arabic al-minbar the pulpit
: a platform in a Jewish synagogue bearing the reading desk from which are read the Pentateuch and the Prophets — called also bema, bimah
alˈmēˌmär noun
or al·me·mor -ȯ(ə)r
( -s )
Etymology: Hebrew almēmār, from Arabic al-minbar the pulpit
: a platform in a Jewish synagogue bearing the reading desk from which are read the Pentateuch and the Prophets — called also bema, bimah
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012