<OL TYPE="1"><LI>prayer addressed to God<LI>a place set apart or suited for the offering of prayer<OL TYPE="a"><LI>a synagogue<LI>a place in the open air where the Jews were wont to pray, outside the cities, where they had no synagogue<OL TYPE="1"><LI>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</OL></OL></OL>