omer
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/ˈəʊmə/
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/ˈəʊmə/ · /ˈoʊmɛɹ/ · /ˈoʊməɹ/
Definition of omer
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(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.”
“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.”
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noun
-
(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.”
“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.”
- A vessel of one omer.
- (Judaism)The sheaf of barley offered on the second day of Passover.
- (Judaism, uncountable)The counting of the omer, that is, the period of 49 days between Passover and Shavuot.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew עומר / עֹמֶר ('ómer, “sheaf”).
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