Omer

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Omer may refer to:

  • Omer (unit), an ancient unit of measure used in the era of the ancient Temple in Jerusalem
    • Counting of the Omer, Jewish ritual during the forty-nine days between Passover and the Feast of Weeks
  • Omar, Omer and Umar etc are variations of the name
  • Omer (Book of Mormon), a Jaredite king

Place names

  • Saint-Omer, a town and abbey in northern France, named after Saint Audomar
  • St Omer, a village in Marlborough, New Zealand
  • Omer, Israel, a town in the south of Israel, near Beersheba
  • Omer, Michigan, United States; 2nd smallest city in Michigan

Other uses

  • Omer (submarine), the fastest human-powered submarine at the International Submarine Races
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