Inflected forms: pl. be·ma·ta (-m-t) 1.Judaism The platform from which services are conducted in a synagogue. Also called almemar. 2.Eastern Orthodox Church The area of a church in which the altar is located; the sanctuary.
ETYMOLOGY:
Ultimately from Greek bma, step, platform. See gw- in Appendix I.
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