noun
- a raised platform in a synagogue from which the Torah is read
Usage: Judaism
Examples
- The rabbi approached the bimah to begin the Torah reading.
- The ornate bimah stood in the center of the synagogue.
- During the service, congregants were called up to the bimah.
- The ancient scroll was carefully placed on the bimah.
- The cantor sang from the bimah during the ceremony.
- Beautiful carvings decorated the wooden bimah.