עומר

Hebrew

Root
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]
• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʁumr/ > /ʕumr/
• Homophone: אומר (omer)

Noun

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

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

Synonyms

• (unit of volume): עשרון

Derived terms

• ל״ג בעומר / לַ״ג בָּעֹמֶר (la"g ba'ómer)
• ספירת העומר (s'firát ha'ómer)

Descendants

• → English: omer
• → Ancient Greek: γομόρ (gomór)
  • → Latin: gomor
    • → English: gomer
  • → Old Georgian: გომორი (gomori)

References

• H6016 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Proper noun

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

1. 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/
• (Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ̯mɜr/

• Audio (Poylish):

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• Hyphenation: עו‧מר

Noun

עומר • (oymer) m

1. (Judaism) the Omer

Related terms

• ספֿירת העומר (sfiras ha-oymer)