במה

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Hebrew

Root
ב־י־ם (b-y-m)

Pronunciation

Noun

בָּמָה (bamáf (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. platform for performing, stage
  5. (figurative) platform
    נותנים במה לקולות שונים.not'ním bamá l'kolót shoním.They give a platform to different voices.

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