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o·mer  (mr, mr)
n. Judaism
1. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to 1/10 ephah, about 3.5 liters (3.7 quarts).
2.
a. An offering of a sheaf or an omer of the first harvest of barley to a priest in the Temple on the second day of Passover.
b. Omer A 49-day liturgical season, originally a harvest festival, from the second day of Passover to the first day of Shavuot, during which marriages are prohibited and signs of mourning are observed, except during Passover and on Lag b'Omer.

[Hebrew 'mer; see mr in Semitic roots. Sense 2b, from the offering of a sheaf of barley on the second day of Passover.]

omer [ˈəʊmə]
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to one tenth of an ephah
[from Hebrew `ōmer a measure]

Omer [ˈəʊmə]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) Judaism a period of seven weeks extending from the second day of Passover to the first day of Shavuoth, and observed as a period of semimourning
[named because sacrifices of an omer of grain were made]


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