omer meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

omer

nounalso spelled Omer

UK /ˈəʊmə/ · US /ˈoʊmɛɹ/

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

Units of measure 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

A vessel of one omer.

Judaism The sheaf of barley offered on the second day of Passover.

Omer

noun

Etymology Variant of omer

Judaism, Usually, With 'the' 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.

Judaism, Alternative Alternative form of omer: the sheaf of barley offered on the second day of Passover.

Derived terms: Omer beard

omer

noun

Etymology Ellipsis of Sefirat Ha'Omer.

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

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