עומר

Hebrew

Root
ע־מ־ר‎

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈ(ʕ)omer/
Homophone: אומר‎ (omer)

Noun

עומר \ עֹמֶר • ('ómer) m [pattern: קֹטֶל]

(Biblical Hebrew) a sheaf or bundle of grain
(historical units of measure) An omer, a former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 2.3 L or 2.1 quarts.
(Judaism) the Omer

Synonyms

(unit of volume): עשרון‎

Derived terms

ספירת העומר‎ (s'firát ha'ómer)

Descendants

English: omer, gomer
Greek: γομόρ (gomór)
Latin: gomor

Proper noun

עומר \ עֹמֶר • ('ómer) m [pattern: קֹטֶל]

A male given name, transliterated as Omer

See also

אומר‎

References

"Weights and Measures" at Oxford Biblical Studies Online

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew עֹמֶר‎

Noun

עומר • (oymer) m

(Judaism) the Omer

Related terms

ספֿירת העומר‎ (sfiras ha-oymer)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.