omer

American  

[oh-mer, aw-mer, oh-mer] / ˈoʊ mər, ɔˈmɛr, ˈoʊ mɛr /

noun

1. a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.

2. (usually initial capital letter)  the period of 49 days extending from the second day of Passover to the first day of Shavuoth.

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Omer ¹ British  

/ ˈəʊmə /

noun

1. Judaism a period of seven weeks extending from the second day of Passover to the first day of Shavuoth, and observed as a period of semimourning

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omer ² British  

/ ˈəʊmə /

noun

1. an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to one tenth of an ephah

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Etymology

Origin of omer

From the Hebrew word ʿōmer

Example Sentences

Michel Omer Laivao from Madagascar's environment ministry said his delegation was "relatively happy" with the apartment they found in town after much struggle, though it's an hour by bus from the conference center.

From Barron's

"With today's developments, the PKK's decision to withdraw from Turkey and the announcement of new steps toward the disarmament process are concrete results of progress," said Omer Celik, spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AKP.

From Barron's

"The study suggests that if we give these patients a cysteine-rich diet or cysteine supplementation, perhaps we can dampen some of the chemotherapy or radiation-induced injury," says Omer Yilmaz, director of the MIT Stem Cell Initiative, an associate professor of biology at MIT, and a member of MIT's Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research.

From Science Daily

Despite Rapp dubbing her lead single “Cannonball” in her mind, Glantz along with “Bite Me” writer-producers Omer Fedi and Julian Bunetta insisted “Leave Me Alone” was the obvious choice.

From Los Angeles Times

The three other soldiers, Omer Neutra, Oz Daniel and Shaked Dahan, were all killed and their bodies taken to Gaza.

From Barron's