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omer
/ˈoʊmɛɹ/
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What does omer mean?
noun
- A vessel of one omer.
- The sheaf of barley offered on the second day of Passover.
- The counting of the omer, that is, the period of 49 days between Passover and Shavuot.
More meanings (4)
noun
- 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.
- Alternative form of omer: the sheaf of barley offered on the second day of Passover.
- (historical) A former small Hebrew unit of dry volume equal to about 2.3 L or 2.1 quarts.
proper noun
- A masculine name included within a Biblical genealogy as a descendant of Esau at Genesis 36:11.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈoʊmɛɹ/
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On my asking now, if that were not so, Mr. Omer nodded yes, and nodded towards the door of the parlour.
Therefore, behold, it came to pass that because of the secret combinations of Akish and his friends, behold, they did overthrow the kingdom of Omer.
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This success, however, was very shortlived, for the Flemings took fright at the siege of Saint Omer and ran away, leaving their weapons and baggage behind them.
And therefore when he himself tabled the Jews from heaven, that omer, which was every man's daily portion of manna, is computed to have been more than might have well sufficed the heartiest feeder thrice as many meals.