Omer
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Omer

[WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND MEASURES.]

ATS Bible Dictionary
Omer

A measure of capacity among the Hebrews; the tenth part of an ephah; a little more than five pints.

Easton's Bible Dictionary
A handful, one-tenth of an ephah=half a gallon dry measure (Exodus 16:22, 32, 33, 36)="tenth deal."
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(n.) A Hebrew measure, the tenth of an ephah. See Ephah.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
OMER

o'-mer (`omer): A dry measure, the tenth of an ephah, equal to about 7 1/2 pints.

See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

Strong's Hebrew
6016b. omer -- an omer (a measure)
... 6016a, 6016b. omer. 6017 . an omer (a measure). Transliteration: omer
Short Definition: omer. Word Origin from the same as omer ...
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6016. omer -- a sheaf
... 6015, 6016. omer. 6016a . a sheaf. Transliteration: omer Phonetic Spelling:
(o'-mer) Short Definition: omer. omer, sheaf From amar ...
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562. omer -- promise, speech, thing, word
... 561, 562. omer. 563 . promise, speech, thing, word. Transliteration: omer Phonetic
Spelling: (o'-mer) Short Definition: promise. ... 561, 562. omer. 563 . ...
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6016a. omer -- a sheaf
... 6016, 6016a. omer. 6016b . a sheaf. Transliteration: omer Short Definition:
sheaf. ... 6016, 6016a. omer. 6016b . Strong's Numbers.
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6014. amar -- to bind sheaves
... A primitive root; properly, apparently to heap; figuratively, to chastise (as if
piling blows); specifically (as denominative from omer) to gather grain ...
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5995. amir -- a swath, row of fallen grain
... Word Origin from the same as omer Definition a swath, row of fallen grain
NASB Word Usage sheaf (1), sheaves (3). handful, sheaf. ...
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6014a. amar -- to bind sheaves
... Word Origin denominative verb from omer Definition to bind sheaves NASB Word Usage
binder of sheaves (1). 6014, 6014a. amar. 6014b . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

Letter Xli to Thomas of St. Omer, after He had Broken his Promise ...
... Omer, After He Had Broken His Promise of Adopting a Change of Life. To Thomas of
St. Omer, After He Had Broken His Promise of Adopting a Change of Life. ...
/.../some letters of saint bernard abbot of clairvaux/letter xli to thomas of.htm

The Two Sabbath-Controversies - the Plucking of the Ears of Corn ...
... The former began immediately after the Passover, the latter after the Feast of
Pentecost; the presentation of the wave-omer of barley making the beginning of ...
/.../chapter xxxv the two sabbath-controversies.htm

The Bread of God
... If a man trusted God for to-morrow, he would be content to stop collecting when
he had filled his omer, tempting as the easily gathered abundance would be. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the bread of god.htm

How Moses when He had Brought the People Out of Egypt Led
... And very earnest they were in gathering it; but they were enjoined to gather it
equally [3]"the measure of an omer for each one every day, because this food ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 1 how moses when.htm

Some Letters of Saint Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux
... LETTER XL To Thomas, Prior of Beverley. LETTER XLI To Thomas of St. Omer, After
He Had Broken His Promise of Adopting a Change of Life. ...
/.../bernard/some letters of saint bernard abbot of clairvaux/

Jews and Gentiles in "The Land"
... public or private), may come from the land,' or from outside the land, be of the
new product (of the year) or of old product, except the omer (the wave-sheaf ...
/.../edersheim/sketches of jewish social life/chapter 2 jews and gentiles.htm

The Knowledge which Comes through Faith the Surest of All.
... When, then, the memorial of the celestial and divine food was commanded to be
consecrated in the golden pot, it was said, "The omer was the tenth of the three ...
/.../clement/the stromata or miscellanies/chapter xi the knowledge which comes.htm

How Esau and Jacob, Isaac's Sons Divided their Habitation;
... Aliphaz had five legitimate sons; Theman, Omer, Saphus, Gotham, and Kanaz; for Amalek
was not legitimate, but by a concubine, whose name was Thamna. ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 1 how esau and.htm

Book 3 Footnotes
... and Josephus here say, compared together, that the quantity of manna that fell daily,
and did not putrefy, was just so much as came to an omer apiece, through ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/book 3 footnotes.htm

Homeward Bound
... Then he made his way to the northern coast to St. Omer's Camp. He would not put
to sea at once lest he should fail of his Mass on Our Lady's birthday. ...
/.../marson/hugh bishop of lincoln/chapter x homeward bound.htm

Thesaurus
Omer (5 Occurrences)
...OMER. o'-mer (`omer): A dry measure, the tenth of an ephah, equal to about 7 1/2
pints. See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Multi-Version Concordance Omer (5 Occurrences) ...
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Omer-full (2 Occurrences)
Omer-full. Omerful, Omer-full. Omers . Multi-Version Concordance
Omer-full (2 Occurrences). Exodus 16:32 Moses said, "This ...
/o/omer-full.htm - 7k

Chedorlaomer (5 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CHEDORLAOMER. ked-or-la-o'-mer, ked-or-la'-omer
(kedhorla`omer; Chodollogomor): 1. was He the Elamite King Kudur-lahgumal? ...
/c/chedorlaomer.htm - 16k

Tenth (89 Occurrences)
... Tenth deal. Ie, the tenth part of an ephah (as in the RV), equal to an omer or six
pints. ... Exodus 16:36 Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. ...
/t/tenth.htm - 38k

Passover (81 Occurrences)
... word was taken to refer to Good Friday rather than the Passover): 1. Pecach and
Matstsoth 2. Pecach mitsrayim 3. Pecach doroth 4. Matstsoth 5. The `Omer 6. Non ...
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Needed (59 Occurrences)
... Exodus 16:16 This is what the Lord has said, Let every man take up as much as he
has need of; at the rate of one omer for every person, let every man take as ...
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Generations (148 Occurrences)
... Exodus 16:32 Moses said, "This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded,'Let an
omer-full of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread ...
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Future (88 Occurrences)
... Exodus 16:32 And Moses said, This is the order which the Lord has given: Let one
omer of it be kept for future generations, so that they may see the bread ...
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Manna (19 Occurrences)
... A pot-a golden one (Hebrews 9:4)-with an omer of manna was "laid up before Yahweh"
in the tabernacle (Exodus 16:33). Manna is referred to in Nehemiah 9:20. ...
/m/manna.htm - 21k

Resources
What was inside the ark of the covenant? | GotQuestions.org

Who was Aaron in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

What are the modern equivalents of biblical weights and measures? | GotQuestions.org

Omer: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Concordance
Omer (5 Occurrences)

Exodus 16:16
This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded: "Gather of it everyone according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, you shall take it, every man for those who are in his tent."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 16:18
When they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack. They gathered every man according to his eating.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 16:32
Moses said, "This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded,'Let an omer-full of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.'"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 16:33
Moses said to Aaron, "Take a pot, and put an omer-full of manna in it, and lay it up before Yahweh, to be kept throughout your generations."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 16:36
Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Omer

Omer: A Dry Measure Containing

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