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Omer vs Homer - What's the difference?

omer | homer |

As nouns the difference between omer and homer

is that omer is a dry measure of ancient Israel, one tenth of an ephah while homer is an ancient Hebrew measure of capacity, equal to ten ephahs or ten baths, and approximately equal to ten or eleven bushels.

As a verb homer is

to get a four-base hit; to get a home run.

As a proper noun Homer is

ancient Greek poet; author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.

omer

English

(wikipedia omer)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A dry measure of ancient Israel, one tenth of an ephah.
  • *1611 , Bible , Authorized (King James) Version, Exodus XVI:
  • *:And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
  • *1644 , (John Milton), Aeropagitica :
  • *:that Omer which was every mans daily portion of Manna, is computed to have bin more then might have well suffic'd the heartiest feeder thrice as many meals.
  • Anagrams

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    homer

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An ancient Hebrew measure of capacity, equal to ten ephahs or ten s, and approximately equal to ten or eleven bushels.
  • * 1611, ,
  • The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer', and the ephah the tenth part of an '''homer''': the measure thereof shall be after the ' homer .
  • * 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses ,
  • Head up! For every newbegotten thou shalt gather thy homer of ripe wheat.

    Etymology 2

    From home.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (baseball) A four-base hit; a home run
  • The first baseman hit a homer to lead off the ninth.
  • A homing pigeon
  • Each of the pigeon fanciers released a homer at the same time.
  • (sports) A person who is extremely devoted to his favorite team.
  • Joe is such a homer that he would never boo the Hometown Hobos, even if they are in last place in the league.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (baseball) To get a four-base hit; to get a home run.
  • The Sultan of Swat homered 714 times.
    Synonyms
    * to jack

    See also

    * single * double * triple