omer

Today it means: A former small Hebrew unit of dry volume equal to about 2.3 L or 2.1 quarts. Full definition →

omer · noun¹

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

Variant of omer

Possibly from the Hebrew verb אמר (“to say, to tell”), itself cognate with Arabic أَمَرَ (ʔamara, “to command”).

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