(historical units of measure) A former small Hebrew unit of dry volume equal to about 2.3 L or 2.1 quarts. / A vessel of one omer. / (Judaism) The sheaf of barley offered on the second day of Passover.

(Judaism) The counting of the omer, that is, the period of 49 days between Passover and Shavuot.

(Judaism, usually with 'the') The 49-day period from the second day of Passover to Pentecost, begun and ended with an offering of a sheaf of barley and noted nightly during evening prayer.

(biblical) A masculine name included within a Biblical genealogy as a descendant of Esau at Genesis 36:11.

plural of omer

Alternative spelling of omertà

(crime) A code of silence amongst members of a criminal organization (especially the Mafia) that forbids divulging insider secrets to law enforcement, often also followed outside of the organization in fear of retaliation; extensively, any code of silence.

plural of omerta

plural of omertà