ner tamid

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English

Noun

ner tamid

  1. (Judaism) An "eternal lamp" found within Jewish synagogues, illuminating the area before or near the Torah ark.

Polish

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Hebrew נר תמיד (ner tamíd), literally, eternal light.

Pronunciation

Noun

ner tamid n (indeclinable)

  1. (Judaism) ner tamid

Further reading

  • Krystyna Kubalska-Sulkiewicz, Monika Bielksa-Łach, Anna Manteuffel-Szarota, editors (2003), “ner tamid”, in Słownik terminologiczny sztuk pięknych [Terminological dictionary of the fine arts]‎ (in Polish), 4 edition, Warsaw: Polish Scientific Publishers PWN, →ISBN, archived from the original on February 11, 2023, page 278