Meanings
- JudaismuncountableThe counting of the Omer; the ritual of stating the specific day of the Omer.
The forty-nine words in the psalm also correspond to the seven days of Sefirat Ha'omer and the seven verses in the psalm correspond to the seven weeks one counts the Omer.
1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 208Synonyms: counting of the Omer, sefiras haomer, sefirah, sefira, omer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe counting of the Omer; the ritual of stating the specific day of the Omer.
Origin
Transliteration of Hebrew סְפִירַת הָעוֹמֶר
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