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  • omer
    omer
    noun
    a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
  • Omer
    Omer
    noun
    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

omer

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

noun

  • omers
    plural
  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.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

omer 2 British  
/ ˈəʊmə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of omer

From the Hebrew word ʿōmer


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“As demand grows in our evolving economy, we will continue building on our long track record of delivering cust omer savings and supporting families facing financial hardships,” a spokesperson said.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026

Washington tied it 4-4 when Yadiel Hernandez opened the sixth inning with his sixth omer of the season off reliever Brent Suter.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2021

Take a pot and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before Jehovah, to be kept for your generations.

From The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets by Eleazar Lord

If a man trusted God for to-morrow, he would be content to stop collecting when he had filled his omer, tempting as the easily gathered abundance would be.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture by Alexander Maclaren

Lastly, an omer of manna was to be kept throughout all generations, before the Testimony.

From The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus by G. A. Chadwick

A picture shows Tamar and Yonatan with their three children, twin girls Shahar and Arbel, five, and their two-year-old son, Omer.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Co-corresponding author Omer Gokcumen, a University at Buffalo professor of biological sciences, has previously shown that the first duplication of AMY1 occurred in humans at least 800,000 years ago.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

Jon Omer, 58, recently teamed up with the owners of a fulfillment center in Indiana to bring courts to a 20,000-square-foot section of their building, which still operates as a warehouse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

That began an 18-6 run for the Boilermakers, who got within two on a three-pointer by Omer Mayer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026

Omer always laughed when she identified herself with both her names.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

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.

From Cloudy Jewel by Grace Livingston Hill

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