omer
omer definition
omer (ō′mər)
noun
- an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to one tenth of an ephah
- 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
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