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Etymology of omer

From Biblical Hebrew עומר / עֹמֶר ('ómer, “sheaf”).

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Source etymology 1

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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.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Biblical Hebrew עומר / עֹמֶר ('ómer, “sheaf”).

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Source etymology 2

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noun

The counting of the omer, that is, the period of 49 days between Passover and Shavuot.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Ellipsis of Sefirat Ha'Omer.

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