"עומר" meaning in Hebrew

See עומר in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ʁumr/ [Biblical-Hebrew], /ˈʕomɛr/ [Tiberian-Hebrew], [ˈʕoː.mɛʀ̟] [Tiberian-Hebrew], /ˈ(ʕ)omer/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Forms: עֹמֶר [canonical], 'ómer [romanization]
Etymology: An internal Northwest Semitic innovation from the root better known in Arabic غ م ر (ḡ m r) as related to “abundance”, “overflowing”. Etymology templates: {{cog|sem-nwe|-}} Northwest Semitic, {{cog|ar|-}} Arabic, {{ar-root|غ م ر|nocat=1}} غ م ر (ḡ m r) Head templates: {{he-proper noun|dwv=עֹמֶר|g=m|pat=קֹטֶל|tr='ómer}} עומר / עֹמֶר • ('ómer) m [pattern: קֹטֶל]
  1. a male given name, Omer Related terms: אומר
    Sense id: en-עומר-he-name-S1lsVdDl Categories (other): Hebrew given names, Hebrew male given names, Pages with 2 entries, Units of measure Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 28 29 15 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 21 18 32 29

Noun

IPA: /ʁumr/ [Biblical-Hebrew], /ˈʕomɛr/ [Tiberian-Hebrew], [ˈʕoː.mɛʀ̟] [Tiberian-Hebrew], /ˈ(ʕ)omer/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Forms: עֹמֶר [canonical], 'ómer [romanization]
Etymology: An internal Northwest Semitic innovation from the root better known in Arabic غ م ر (ḡ m r) as related to “abundance”, “overflowing”. Etymology templates: {{cog|sem-nwe|-}} Northwest Semitic, {{cog|ar|-}} Arabic, {{ar-root|غ م ر|nocat=1}} غ م ر (ḡ m r) Head templates: {{he-noun|dwv=עֹמֶר|g=m|pat=קֹטֶל|tr='ómer}} עומר / עֹמֶר • ('ómer) m [pattern: קֹטֶל]
  1. (Biblical Hebrew) a sheaf or bundle of grain Tags: Biblical-Hebrew
    Sense id: en-עומר-he-noun-yYp~EFoH Categories (other): Biblical Hebrew, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Units of measure Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 28 29 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 42 23 13 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 21 18 32 29
  2. (historical units of measure) omer (a former small Hebrew unit of dry volume equal to about 2.3 L or 2.1 quarts) Tags: historical Synonyms (unit of volume): עשרון
    Sense id: en-עומר-he-noun-BcfO7Kqn Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew terms in the pattern קֹטֶל, Pages with 2 entries, Units of measure Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 13 24 56 6 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms in the pattern קֹטֶל: 15 12 67 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 28 29 15 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 21 18 32 29 Topics: units-of-measure Disambiguation of 'unit of volume': 0 100 0
  3. (Judaism) the Omer Tags: Judaism
    Sense id: en-עומר-he-noun-jeMyL~Wm Categories (other): Judaism, Pages with 2 entries, Units of measure Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 28 29 15 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 21 18 32 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ל״ג בעומר (la"g ba'ómer), לַ״ג בָּעֹמֶר (la"g ba'ómer), ספירת העומר (s'firát ha'ómer)

Alternative forms

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      "name": "ar-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "An internal Northwest Semitic innovation from the root better known in Arabic غ م ر (ḡ m r) as related to “abundance”, “overflowing”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "עֹמֶר",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "'ómer",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "dwv": "עֹמֶר",
        "g": "m",
        "pat": "קֹטֶל",
        "tr": "'ómer"
      },
      "expansion": "עומר / עֹמֶר • ('ómer) m [pattern: קֹטֶל]",
      "name": "he-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "אומר"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew given names",
        "Hebrew male given names"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name, Omer"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Omer",
          "Omer#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʁumr/",
      "tags": [
        "Biblical-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "/ʕumr/",
      "tags": [
        "Biblical-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʕomɛr/",
      "tags": [
        "Tiberian-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʕoː.mɛʀ̟]",
      "tags": [
        "Tiberian-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈ(ʕ)omer/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "אומר (omer)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "עומר"
}

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