The meaning of “עֹמֶר”
Understanding ʻômer reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
omer, sheaf. - properly, a heap, i.e. a sheaf - also an omer, as a dry measure 1) omer 1a) a dry measure of 1/10 ephah (...
עֹמֶר
omer, sheaf. - properly, a heap, i.e. a sheaf - also an omer, as a dry measure 1) omer 1a) a dry measure of 1/10 ephah (about 2 litres) 2) sheaf
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 16:32 | “And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.” Word: עֹמֶר (ʻômer) | |
| Leviticus 23:12 | “And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the Lord.” Word: עֹמֶר (ʻômer) | |
| Deuteronomy 24:19 | “When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.” Word: עֹמֶר (ʻômer) | |
| Ruth 2:15 | “And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:” Word: עֹמֶר (ʻômer) | |
| Job 24:10 | “They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;” Word: עֹמֶר (ʻômer) |