omer
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/ˈəʊmə/
English
Definitions
noun
- A former small Hebrew unit of dry volume equal to about 2.3 L or 2.1 quarts.
- A vessel of one omer.
- The sheaf of barley offered on the second day of Passover.
noun
- The counting of the omer, that is, the period of 49 days between Passover and Shavuot.