omer en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈəʊmə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈoʊmɛɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˈoʊməɹ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew עומר / עֹמֶר ('ómer, “sheaf”).
Meanings
-
(historical) A former small Hebrew unit of dry volume equal to about 2.3 L or 2.1 quarts.
...that Omer which was every mans daily portion of Manna, is computed to have bin more then might have well suffic'd the heartiest feeder thrice as many meals.
1644, John Milton, Areopagitica: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.
1769, Bible (KJV), Exodus XVI
- A vessel of one omer.
- (Judaism) The sheaf of barley offered on the second day of Passover.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gomer | alternative | lexicographic | |
| omers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Omer | alternative | lexicographic |
Meronyms
lethek · epha · kor · cor · chomer · ephah · lethech · homer