במה

Hebrew

Root
ב־י־ם (b-y-m)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew, Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /baˈma/

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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.

Synonyms

• בִּימָה f (bimá)

Derived terms

• אָמָּנוּת הַבָּמָה f (omanút habamá)
• בַּמַּאי (bamái)
• שֵׁם בָּמָה (shem bamá)

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