במה

Hebrew

Root
ב־י־ם (b-y-m)
4 terms

Pronunciation

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. (theater) stage (a platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given)
  5. (figurative) platform
    נותנים במה לקולות שונים. ― not'ním bamá l'kolót shoním. ― They give a platform to different voices.

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