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omer

UK/ˈəʊmə/US/ˈoʊmɛɹ/

omer noun: a former small Hebrew unit of dry volume equal to about 2.3 L or 2.1 quarts.

Noun (1)

omer (plural omers)

  1. (historical) 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.1644, John Milton, Areopagitica
    • And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.1769, Bible (KJV), Exodus XVI
    Synonyms:
    issaron
  2. A vessel of one omer.
  3. (Judaism) The sheaf of barley offered on the second day of Passover.

Noun (2)

omer (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) The counting of the omer, that is, the period of 49 days between Passover and Shavuot.

Noun (3) capitalized: Omer

Omer (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism, usually) 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.
  2. (Judaism, alternative) Alternative form of omer: the sheaf of barley offered on the second day of Passover.

Proper noun capitalized: Omer

Omer

  1. A masculine name included within a Biblical genealogy as a descendant of Esau at Genesis 36:11.

Synonyms of omer

Forms of omer

pluralomers
alternative formgomer
alternative formOmer

Plural of omer: omers

Origin of omer

From Biblical Hebrew עומר / עֹמֶר ('ómer, “sheaf”).

Ellipsis of Sefirat Ha'Omer.

Variant of omer

Words formed from omer

Phrases with omer

Words that rhyme with omer

Questions about omer

What does omer mean?
Omer means a former small Hebrew unit of dry volume equal to about 2.3 L or 2.1 quarts.
What part of speech is omer?
Omer can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce omer?
Omer is pronounced /ˈəʊmə/ (UK).
What is the plural of omer?
The plural of omer is omers.

Words near omer in the dictionary

  1. omentum
  2. omentums
  3. Omeo
  4. Omeo Valley
  5. omeprazole
  6. omer
  7. Omer beard
  8. Omer beards
  9. omers
  10. omerta
  11. omertas

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