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omer definition

omer (ō′mər)

noun

  1. an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to one tenth of an ephah
  2. Judaism the period of 49 days from the second day of Passover through the day before Shavuot: traditionally a period of partial mourning

Etymology: Heb ʼōmer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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