omer
noun
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
omer
American
[oh-mer, aw-mer, oh-mer ]
/ ˈoʊ mər, ɔˈmɛr, ˈoʊ mɛr /
noun
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omers
plural
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a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
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(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
omer
2
British
/ ˈəʊmə /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of omer
From the Hebrew word ʿōmer
Example Sentences
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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
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
No matter how much or how little he gathered, every man found on measuring that he had exactly an omer of it.
From Bible Romances First Series by G. W. (George William) Foote
It shrank to an omer, no matter how much they gathered, and swelled up to an omer, no matter how little they gathered.
From Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll, Volume I Including His Answers to the Clergy, His Oration at His Brother's Grave, Etc., Etc. by Robert Green Ingersoll
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
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 ● Nov. 9, 2025
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 ● Oct. 16, 2025
She and Omer sprinted toward the windmill, where they found her mother tapping her foot and staring at her watch, arms crammed with packages.
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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