עומר

Hebrew

Root
ע־מ־ר (ʿ-m-r)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈ(ʕ)omer/
• Homophone: אומר (omer)

Etymology

From Central Semitic, from Proto-Semitic *ḡumr (“sheaf”).

Noun

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

1. (Biblical Hebrew) a sheaf or bundle of grain
2. (historical units of measure) An omer, a former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 2.3 L or 2.1 quarts.
3. (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]

1. Template:he-given name

See also

• אומר

References

• "Weights and Measures" at Oxford Biblical Studies Online
• Huehnergard, John. "Proto-Semitic Language and Culture; Semitic Roots" in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English language, Fifth Edition, 2011, p.

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Yiddish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew עֹמֶר

Noun

עומר • (oymer) m

1. (Judaism) the Omer

Related terms

• ספֿירת העומר (sfiras ha-oymer)