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almemar

noun
al·​me·​mar | \ alˈmēˌmär\
variants: or almemor \ -​ȯ(ə)r \
plural -s

Definition of almemar

: a platform in a Jewish synagogue bearing the reading desk from which are read the Pentateuch and the Prophets

— called also bema, bimah

First Known Use of almemar

1731, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for almemar

Hebrew almēmār, from Arabic al-minbar the pulpit

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