bema

B3E1M3A1
/ˈbiːmə/

noun

A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly.

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OriginAncient Greek βῆμα →
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Meanings

nounbema (plural bemas or bemata)

plural bemas · plural bemata

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounarea around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing

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chancelsanctuary
Broader
area
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chancelsanctuary

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβῆμα“a step”
  2. Englishbema

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bema

schemalimaprimaeczemapimaedemaemphysemaerythemaoedemaSliematreponemaThelemabimaempyemamyxedematremaantieczemaA teamerblastemaB teamerchromonemadiastemaGǃkúnǁʼhòmdímàprotonema
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Anagrams

beamEmbamabeBAMEambe
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APA

bema. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bema

MLA

“bema.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bema. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bema,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bema.

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