bema

English - Turkish

Definition of bema in English Turkish dictionary

Ortodoks kiliselerinde mihrabm etrafındaki çevrili kısım

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of bema in Turkish Turkish dictionary

Tiyatroda sahnenin önündeki platforma verilen ad

Bazilika ve Kiliselerde mihrabın önünde yer alan kutsal kürsünün adı

Eski Yunan'da Hatipler kürsüsü

Kilislerde mihrabın önünde yer alan kutsal kürsüye verilen ad

Eski Yunan'da iki buçuk ayak veya bir adım uzunluğunda eski uzunluk ölçüsü

Hıristiyan bazilikalarında kutsal yönü belirleyen (doğu) apsisin önünde yer alan, yalnızca ruhban sınıfının kullanabildiği kutsal mekan

English - English

Definition of bema in English English dictionary

A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly

Raised area of worship in a synagogue upon which rests the Holy Ark containing Scrolls of Torah

area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing

That part of an early Christian church which was reserved for the higher clergy; the inner or eastern part of the chancel

{i} podium, stage, pulpit; raised platform holding the altar (in a church)

(Greek: "step") Raised stone platform originally used in Athens as a tribunal where orators addressed the citizens and courts of law. In modern times it is usually a rectangular wooden platform. The bema became a standard fixture in Eastern Orthodox churches, functioning as a stage for the altar and clergy. In synagogues, the bema (or bimah) is a raised platform with a reading desk from which the Torah and passages from the Prophets are read

Erroneously: A pulpit

Hyphenation

be·ma

Etymology

[ 'bE-m& ] (noun.) 1683. From Ancient Greek βῆµα (bema, “a step”)