Associations to the word «Bema»

Wiktionary

BEMA, noun. A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly.
BEMA, noun. Raised area of worship in a synagogue upon which rests the Holy Ark containing Scrolls of Torah.

Dictionary definition

BEMA, noun. Area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing.

Wise words

More wisdom is latent in things as they are than in all the words men use.
Antoine De Saint-Exupery