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English
Noun
ner tamid
- (Judaism) An "eternal lamp" found within Jewish synagogues, illuminating the area before or near the Torah ark.
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Hebrew נר תמיד (ner tamíd), literally, “eternal light”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɛr ˈta.mit/
- Syllabification: ner ta‧mid
Noun
ner tamid n (indeclinable)
- (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