Omer

See also: omer and Ömer

English

Etymology 1

Variant of omer

Noun

Omer (uncountable)

1. (Judaism, usually with 'the') The 49-day period from the second day of Passover to Shavuot, begun and ended with an offering of a sheaf of barley and noted nightly during evening prayer.

   The counting of the Omer — the Sefiras HaOmer — is a mitzvah.

2. (Judaism) Alternative form of omer: the sheaf of barley offered on the second day of Passover.

Derived terms

• Omer beard

 

Etymology 2

Possibly from the Hebrew verb אמר (“to say, to tell”), itself cognate with Arabic أَمَرَ (ʔamara, “to command”).

Proper noun

Omer

1. (biblical) A masculine name included within a Biblical genealogy as a descendant of Esau at Genesis 36:11.

Anagrams

• -more, More, Rome, Moré, Mero, mero, erom, Orme, moer, mero-, more, Orem

French

Etymology

Ultimately from Frankish *Audamār, which consists of Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth, riches”) and *mēraz (“famous”). Cognates include Czech and German Otmar.

Cognates of *ōd- from *audaz include the first part of the given names Otto, Edward and Edmund. See also Old English ēad. Cognates of *-mǣr-/*-mār- from *mērijaz include: the second part of given names like Sigmar, Dietmar, Ingemar, etc. See Old English mǣre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.mɛʁ/

Proper noun

Omer m

1. a male given name

Related terms

• female given name: Omère
• male variant: Audomar