What does עֹמֶר (ʿōmer) mean in the Bible?
עֹמֶר (ʿōmer): Bundle of grain offered at Passover; measures both literal harvest and covenantal renewal of firstfruits.
Hebrew · H6016
עֹמֶר
Properly, a heap , i.e. a sheaf ; also an omer , as a dry measure
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עֹמֶר H6016
Pronunciation ʿōmer
What does עֹמֶר (ʿōmer) mean in the Bible?
עֹמֶר (ʿōmer): Bundle of grain offered at Passover; measures both literal harvest and covenantal renewal of firstfruits.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6016?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the sheaf (3), a sheaf (2), an omer (2), the sheaves (2), (Now an omer (1).
Where does עֹמֶר (ʿōmer) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 16:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (6), Leviticus (4), Ruth (2), Deuteronomy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the sheaf 3× Leviticus 23:11, Leviticus 23:12, Leviticus 23:15
a sheaf 2× Leviticus 23:10, Deuteronomy 24:19
an omer 2× Exodus 16:16, Exodus 16:32
the sheaves 2× Ruth 2:15, Job 24:10
(Now an omer 1× Exodus 16:36
among the sheaves 1× Ruth 2:7
by the omer 1× Exodus 16:18
omers 1× Exodus 16:22
with an omer 1× Exodus 16:33
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 16:16 עֹ֣מֶר to an omer Noun - masculine singular Exodus 16:18 בָעֹ֔מֶר to by the omer Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 16:22 הָעֹ֖מֶר to omers Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 16:32 הָעֹ֙מֶר֙ to an omer Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 16:33 הָעֹ֖מֶר to with an omer Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 16:36 וְהָעֹ֕מֶר to (Now an omer Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 23:10 עֹ֛מֶר to a sheaf Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 23:11 הָעֹ֛מֶר to the sheaf Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 23:12 הָעֹ֑מֶר to the sheaf Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 23:15 עֹ֖מֶר to the sheaf Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 16:16
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 5
Exodus 6 Leviticus 4 Deuteronomy 1 Ruth 2 Job 1
Source forms
הָעֹ֖מֶר 2x hā·‘ō·mer Exodus 16:22, Exodus 16:33
עֹ֣מֶר 2x ‘ō·mer Exodus 16:16, Deuteronomy 24:19
בָעֹ֔מֶר 1x ḇā·‘ō·mer Exodus 16:18
בָֽעֳמָרִ֔ים 1x ḇā·‘o·mā·rîm Ruth 2:7
הָעֹ֙מֶר֙ 1x hā·‘ō·mer Exodus 16:32
הָעֹ֛מֶר 1x hā·‘ō·mer Leviticus 23:11
הָעֹ֑מֶר 1x hā·‘ō·mer Leviticus 23:12
הָֽעֳמָרִ֛ים 1x hā·‘o·mā·rîm Ruth 2:15
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 5x Exodus 16:22, Exodus 16:32, Exodus 16:33, Leviticus 23:11
Noun - masculine singular 3x Exodus 16:16, Deuteronomy 24:19, Job 24:10
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Leviticus 23:10, Leviticus 23:15
Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Ruth 2:15
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Exodus 16:36
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural 1x Ruth 2:7
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Exodus 16:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Bundle of grain offered at Passover; measures both literal harvest and covenantal renewal of firstfruits.
Source Gloss
properly, a heap , i.e. a sheaf ; also an omer , as a dry measure
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Bundle of grain offered at Passover; measures both literal harvest and covenantal renewal of firstfruits.
properly, a heap, i.e. a sheaf; also an omer, as a dry measure BDB: omer Usage: omer, sheaf.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֹמֶר is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain