H6016a H6016a
A sheaf of harvested grain; a bound bundle of cut stalks, central to harvest law and firstfruits ritual.
A masculine noun denoting a sheaf -- a bundle of cut grain stalks gathered during harvest. Distinct from the homograph omer (a dry measure of capacity), this word belongs entirely to the agricultural domain. Its most prominent appearance is in the firstfruits ceremony of Leviticus 23:10-15, where the priest waves a sheaf before the LORD as the inaugural act of the grain harvest. Deuteronomy 24:19 legislates that a forgotten sheaf must be left for the sojourner, widow, and orphan. Ruth 2:7, 15 pictures Ruth gleaning among the sheaves. Job 24:10 uses it figuratively for food carried by the oppressed. French 'gerbe' and Spanish 'gavilla' both denote the bound sheaf specifically.
Senses
1. Sheaf (bundle of harvested grain) — A sheaf or bound bundle of cut grain stalks, the basic unit of the harvest field. The term is central to two key legal-ritual contexts: the wave-sheaf offering of firstfruits (Lev 23:10-15), where the priest elevates the first sheaf before the LORD to consecrate the harvest, and the gleaning law (Deut 24:19), which mandates leaving forgotten sheaves for the vulnerable. Ruth 2:7, 15 vividly illustrates gleaning practice among the sheaves. Job 24:10 extends the image figuratively to bread carried by laborers denied their wages. Spanish 'gavilla' and French 'gerbe' precisely capture the bound-sheaf referent, confirming this is distinct from the dry-measure omer. 8×
AR["الْحُزَمِ", "الْحُزْمَةَ", "بَيْنَ-الْحُزَمِ", "حُزْمَةً", "حُزْمَةِ"]·ben["আঁটি", "আঁটির-মধ্যে", "সেই-আঁটিগুলির"]·DE["Garbe", "Garbe-von", "[בעמרים]", "[העמרים]", "[עמר]", "der-Garbe", "ein-Garbe-von"]·EN["a-sheaf-of", "among-the-sheaves", "sheaf", "sheaf-of", "the-sheaf", "the-sheaves"]·FR["gerbe-de", "le-gerbes", "le-sheaf", "parmi-le-gerbes", "sheaf", "une-gerbe-de", "עמר"]·heb["ב-עמרים", "ה-עמר", "ה-עמרים", "עומר", "עמר"]·HI["पूला", "पूले", "पूलों", "पूलों-में"]·ID["berkas", "berkas-berkas", "berkas-itu", "di-antara-berkas-berkas"]·IT["covone", "covone-di", "fra-il-sheaves", "il-covone", "il-sheaves", "sheaf", "un-covone-di"]·jav["benik", "benik-punika", "gandum", "gedhengan", "ing-berkas", "kang-berkas"]·KO["곡식-단을", "그-단", "그-단들에서", "단-의", "단을", "에서-단들"]·PT["entre-os-feixes", "feixe", "feixe.", "molho-de", "o-molho", "os-feixes"]·RU["сноп", "снопа", "снопами", "среди-снопов"]·ES["entre-las-gavillas", "gavilla", "gavillas.", "las-gavillas", "omer", "omer-de"]·SW["kati-ya-miganda", "mganda", "miganda"]·TR["-demet-arasında", "-demetlerin", "demet", "demet-", "demeti", "demetleri"]·urd["-پولی", "پولا", "پولوں-میں", "پولوں-کے", "پولی", "پولے"]
Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† I. עֹ֫מֶר n.m. Lv 23:11 sheaf (swath, row of fallen grain, WetzstZ.f. Ethnol. 1873, 273 (Syriac Dreschtafel), ag. him VogelsteinLandwirthschaftinPal. 61 who trans. heap of sheaves);—ע׳ abs. Dt 24:19; Lv 23:11, 12, 15, cstr. v 10; fig. of food (abs.) Jb 24:10; pl. עֳמָרִים lit. Ru 2:7, 15.