almemar
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Almemar — Al|me|mar, Al|me|mor, das; [s] [hebr. alĕmêmạr, entstellt aus arab. al minbar = Kanzel] (jüd. Rel.): erhöhter Platz in der Synagoge für die Verlesung der Thora … Universal-Lexikon
Almemar — Al|me|mar, Al|me|mor das; [s] <aus gleichbed. hebr. almēmōr, dies entstellt aus arab. al minbar »Kanzel«> der erhöhte Platz in der ↑Synagoge für die Verlesung der ↑Thora … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
almemar — al·me·mar … English syllables
almemar — … Useful english dictionary
SYNAGOGUE — This article is arranged according to the following outline. origins and history until the first century first century c.e. middle ages modern period … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Synagogue architecture — Unlike other types of religious architecture where worship buildings often conform to consistent rules for a given architectural period such as the cruciform plan of Gothic churches, or beehive shaped shikaras of Hindu temple architecture,… … Wikipedia
nbr — Ethiopic root, to sit, dwell. almemar, from Medieval Hebrew ʾalmêmār, from Arabic al minbar, the pulpit, probably from Ethiopic manbar seat, chair, pulpit, or mənbār, seat, throne, from nabara, to sit, dwell. * * * … Universalium
bimah — /bee meuh, bim euh, bee mah /, n. a platform in a synagogue holding the reading table used when chanting or reading portions of the Torah and the Prophets. Also, bema, bima. Also called almemar. [( < Yiddish bime) < Heb bimah < Gk bêma BEMA] * *… … Universalium
nbr — Definition: Ethiopic root, to sit, dwell. almemar, from Medieval Hebrew ɔalmêmār, from Arabic al minbar, the pulpit, probably from Ethiopic manbar seat, chair, pulpit, or mǝnbār, seat, throne, from nabara, to sit, dwell … The American Heritage dictionary of the English language
bi|mah — «BEE muh», noun. = almemar. (Cf. ↑almemar) ╂[< Yiddish bime < Russian bima bema < Greek bêma step] … Useful english dictionary
