"bema" meaning in English

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        "A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly."
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        "Raised area of worship in a synagogue upon which rests the Holy Ark containing Scrolls of Torah."
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      "ipa": "/ˈbiːmə/"
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      "rhymes": "-iːmə"
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