sefirat ha'omer

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Pronunciations

sefirat ha'omer (sfee-RAHT hah-OH-mair) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The ritualistic verbal counting of each of the forty-nine days between the Jewish holidays of Passover and Shavuos.

  • n. The period of the Omer countdown.

Example Sentences

  • "If one forgot to count one day of the Sefiras ha-Omer, may he continue to count?" (source)

  • "Have you done Sefirat ha-Omer today, Alan? It's the twenty-third day." (Glinert)

  • "You can't have the wedding then, because it's during the Sefirat ha-Omer." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • ספירת העומר sfirat haomer, 'the counting of the Omer'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      sefirat ha-omer, sefirat haomer, sfirat haomer, sfirat ha-omer, sfirat ha'omer, sfiras ha'omer, sfiras ha-omer, sfiras haomer, sefiras ha'omer, sefiras ha-omer, sefiras haomer

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