במה

Hebrew

Root
ב־י־ם‎ (b-y-m)

Noun

בָּמָה • (bamá) f (plural indefinite בָּמוֹת‎, singular construct בָּמַת־‎, plural construct בָּמוֹת־‎)

  1. (Biblical) high place, highland
  2. (Biblical) sacrificial altar built in such a high place
  3. (Talmudic, Rabbinic) unauthorized sacrificial altar (in contrast with the one in the Temple in Jerusalem)
  4. platform for performing, stage
  5. Used figuratively.
    ‏נותנים במה לקולות שונים.‎‎ ― not'ním bamá l'kolót shoním. ― They give a platform to different voices.

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