עומר
Hebrew
Root |
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ע־מ־ר (ʿ-m-r) |
Etymology
An internal Northwest Semitic innovation from the root better known in Arabic غ م ر (ḡ-m-r) as related to “abundance”, “overflowing”.
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈ(ʕ)omer/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈʕomɛr/, [ˈʕoː.mɛʀ̟]
- 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
- → Ancient Greek: γομόρ (gomór)
- → Latin: gomor
- → English: gomer
- → Latin: gomor
References
- H6016 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Proper noun
עומר / עֹמֶר • ('ómer) m [pattern: קֹטֶל]
- a male given name, Omer
See also
- אומר
References
- "Weights and Measures" at Oxford Biblical Studies Online
- “ˁmr2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew עֹמֶר / עומר ('ómer).
Pronunciation
- (YIVO, Poylish, Ukrainish) IPA(key): /ˈɔɪ̯mɜr/
- (Litvish) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ̯mɜr/
Audio (Poylish) (file) - Hyphenation: עו‧מר
Noun
עומר • (oymer) m
- (Judaism) the Omer
Related terms
- ספֿירת העומר (sfiras ha-oymer)