בָּמָה
Meanings
Feminine noun
1. high place, highland (Biblical)
2. sacrificial altar built in such a high place (Biblical)
3. unauthorized sacrificial altar (in contrast with the one in the Temple in Jerusalem) (Talmudic, Rabbinic)
4. stage (a platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given) (theater)
5. platform (figurative, figuratively)
Pronunciation
bamá
Examples37
נוֹתְנִים בָּמָה לקוֹלוֹת שׁוֹנִים.
They give a platform to different voices.
הֵם יַעֲלוּ אותך עַל הַבָּמָה.
They'll put you up.
תּוֹם לֹא בָּטוּחַ שֶׁהוּא מוּכָן לְהוֹפִיעַ עַל הַבָּמָה.
Tom isn't sure he's ready to perform on stage.
אֶתְמוֹל סִיַּמְנוּ לְהָקִים אֵת הַבָּמָה הַחֲדָשָׁה.
Yesterday, we finished constructing the new stage.
הוּא עוֹמֵד עַל הַבָּמָה.
He is standing on the stage.
הֵם שָׁרוּ עַל הַבָּמָה לְפִי־ הַתּוֹר.
They sang on the stage in turn.