עֹ֫מֶר
o.mer (H6016A)
sheaf
AI Word Study
The word "omer" (H6016A) carries a basic meaning of a "sheaf." This noun is used eight times in the Hebrew Bible, illustrating its relatively limited but consistent usage. In the context of agriculture, a sheaf refers to a bundle of harvested grain, typically wheat. This meaning is connected to seasonal harvest practices, often tied to Jewish traditions and rituals. The significance of "omer" lies in its connection to the biblical cycle of harvest, particularly in the book of Numbers (Leviticus 23:9-15), where it is associated with the bringing of a first fruit offering to God after the harvest. The rarity of "omer" in the Hebrew Bible underscores its specific role in the agricultural and liturgical life of ancient Israelites. Its limited occurrences emphasize the importance of this simple, everyday concept in the broader cultural and spiritual landscape of the time.
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“Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When you have come into the land which I give to you, and shall reap its harvest, then you shall bring the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest.
He shall wave the sheaf before Yahweh, to be accepted for you. On the next day after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it.
On the day when you wave the sheaf, you shall offer a male lamb without defect a year old for a burnt offering to Yahweh.
“ ‘You shall count from the next day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering: seven Sabbaths shall be completed.
When you reap your harvest in your field, and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go again to get it. It shall be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow, that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.’ So she came, and has continued even from the morning until now, except that she rested a little in the house.”
When she had risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, “Let her glean even among the sheaves, and don’t reproach her.
So that they go around naked without clothing. Being hungry, they carry the sheaves.