bema

Meaning

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

Synonyms

chancel

sanctuary

choir

cornhusk

cortex

crust

encrustation

envelope

✉️

hull

husk

incrustation

integument

investment

jacket

mantle

paring

peel

rind

shell

🐚

skim

skin

test

valve

pallium

bima

testa

episperm

bark

bimah

casing

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbiːmə/

Etymology

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