| 1. prayer addressed to God
2. a place set apart or suited for the offering of prayer 1) a synagogue 2) a place in the open air where the Jews were wont to pray, outside the cities, where they had no synagogue 2b1. such places were situated upon the bank of a stream or the shore of a sea, where there was a supply of water for washing the hands before prayer For Synonyms see entry G5828 |