עומר
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Hebrew[edit]
Root |
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ע־מ־ר (ʿ-m-r) |
Etymology[edit]
An internal Northwest Semitic innovation from the root better known in Arabic غ م ر (ḡ-m-r) as related to “abundance”, “overflowing”.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈ(ʕ)omer/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈʕomɛr/, [ˈʕoː.mɛʀ̟]
- Homophone: אומר (omer)
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
- (unit of volume): עשרון
Derived terms[edit]
- ספירת העומר (s'firát ha'ómer)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
עומר / עֹמֶר • ('ómer) m [pattern: קֹטֶל]
- a male given name, Omer
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- "Weights and Measures" at Oxford Biblical Studies Online
- “ˁmr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hebrew עֹמֶר / עומר ('ómer).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (YIVO, Poylish, Ukrainish) IPA(key): /ˈɔɪ̯mɜr/
- (Litvish) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ̯mɜr/
Audio (Poylish) (file) - Hyphenation: עו‧מר
Noun[edit]
עומר • (oymer) m
Related terms[edit]
- ספֿירת העומר (sfiras ha-oymer)
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- Hebrew terms belonging to the root ע־מ־ר
- Hebrew terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hebrew terms with homophones
- Hebrew lemmas
- Hebrew nouns
- Hebrew terms in the pattern קֹטֶל
- Hebrew masculine nouns
- Biblical Hebrew
- Hebrew terms with historical senses
- he:Judaism
- Hebrew proper nouns
- Hebrew given names
- Hebrew male given names
- he:Units of measure
- Yiddish terms borrowed from Hebrew
- Yiddish terms derived from Hebrew
- Yiddish terms derived from the Hebrew root ע־מ־ר
- Yiddish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yiddish terms with audio links
- Yiddish lemmas
- Yiddish nouns
- Yiddish masculine nouns
- yi:Judaism