במה
Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| ב־י־ם (b-y-m) |
Noun
בָּמָה • (bamá) f (plural indefinite בָּמוֹת, singular construct בָּמַת־, plural construct בָּמוֹת־)
- (Biblical) high place, highland
- (Biblical) sacrificial altar built in such a high place
- (Talmudic, Rabbinic) unauthorized sacrificial altar (in contrast with the one in the Temple in Jerusalem)
- platform for performing, stage
- Used figuratively.
- נותנים במה לקולות שונים. ― not'ním bamá l'kolót shoním. ― They give a platform to different voices.
Synonyms
- בִּימָה f (bimá)
Derived terms
- אָמָּנוּת הַבָּמָה f (omanút habamá)
- בַּמַּאי (bamái)
References
- H1116 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- “במה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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