Etymology

bima

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Today it means: The raised platform in the front of a synagogue where the Torah is read on a podium. Full definition →

Hebrew בִּימָה
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bima · noun1

  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromבִּימָה
  2. English todaybima

Borrowed from Hebrew בִּימָה (bîmâ). Doublet of bema.

Bima · proper noun2

  1. Indonesian · borrowed fromBima
  2. English todayBima

Borrowed from Indonesian Bima.

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