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omer¹
- /ˈəʊmə/ UK
- /ˈoʊmɛɹ/ US
- /ˈoʊməɹ/ US
Rhymes with -əʊmə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Biblical Hebrew עומר / עֹמֶר ('ómer, “sheaf”).
noun omers · gomer · Omer
-
A former small Hebrew unit of dry volume equal to about 2.3 L or 2.1 quarts.
...that Omer which was every mans daily portion of Manna, is computed to have bin more then might have well suffic'd the heartiest feeder thrice as many meals.
Similar: issaron
- A vessel of one omer.
- The sheaf of barley offered on the second day of Passover.
omer²
- /ˈəʊmə/ UK
- /ˈoʊmɛɹ/ US
- /ˈoʊməɹ/ US
Rhymes with -əʊmə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Ellipsis of Sefirat Ha'Omer.
noun
- The counting of the omer, that is, the period of 49 days between Passover and Shavuot.
Omer³
Where it comes from
Variant of omer
noun
- The 49-day period from the second day of Passover to Shavuot, begun and ended with an offering of a sheaf of barley and noted nightly during evening prayer. The counting of the Omer—the Sefiras HaOmer—is a mitzvah.
- Alternative form of omer: the sheaf of barley offered on the second day of Passover.
Omer⁴
Where it comes from
Possibly from the Hebrew verb אמר (“to say, to tell”), itself cognate with Arabic أَمَرَ (ʔamara, “to command”).
proper noun
- A masculine name included within a Biblical genealogy as a descendant of Esau at Genesis 36:11.
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title = {omer},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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