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bima

/ˈbiːmə/

bima noun: the raised platform in the front of a synagogue where the Torah is read on a podium.

Noun

bima (plural bimas)

  1. (Judaism) The raised platform in the front of a synagogue where the Torah is read on a podium.
    Synonyms:
    almemar

Proper noun capitalized: Bima

Bima

  1. A city in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.

Synonyms of bima

Forms of bima

pluralbimas
alternative formbema
alternative formbimah

Origin of bima

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

Borrowed from Indonesian Bima.

Words that rhyme with bima

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Questions about bima

What does bima mean?
Bima means the raised platform in the front of a synagogue where the Torah is read on a podium.
What part of speech is bima?
Bima can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce bima?
Bima is pronounced /ˈbiːmə/.
What is the plural of bima?
The plural of bima is bimas.

Words near bima in the dictionary

  1. Bilynskyi
  2. Bilytske
  3. Bilzerian
  4. bim
  5. Bim, BEM, Bum
  6. bima
  7. bimac
  8. bimaculate
  9. bimaculated
  10. bimagic
  11. bimagic square

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