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  "id": "omer",
  "name": "Omer",
  "aliases": [],
  "category": "Dry measure",
  "subCategory": "Small dry measure / manna measure",
  "language": [
    "Hebrew"
  ],
  "originalTerms": [
    {
      "term": "עֹמֶר",
      "transliteration": "ʿōmer",
      "strongs": "H6016"
    }
  ],
  "shortDefinition": "A dry measure associated with manna; one tenth of an ephah.",
  "system": "Hebrew",
  "conversion": {
    "litres": 2.2
  },
  "metricApprox": "about 2.2 L",
  "imperialApprox": "about 2.3 qt",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "certaintyNote": "Ancient values are approximate and may vary by period, region, or scholarly reconstruction.",
  "usageTypes": [
    "food",
    "wilderness"
  ],
  "relatedItems": [
    "ephah"
  ],
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    {
      "reference": "Exodus 16:16",
      "book": "Exodus",
      "chapter": 16,
      "verse": 16,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/exodus/16/#exodus-16-16",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "food",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life unit.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Exodus 16:36",
      "book": "Exodus",
      "chapter": 16,
      "verse": 36,
      "netUrl": "/bible/net/exodus/16/#exodus-16-36",
      "occurrenceType": "listed_reference",
      "usageType": "definition",
      "note": "Listed reference for this Bible Everyday Life unit.",
      "reviewStatus": "listed"
    }
  ],
  "studyNotes": [],
  "translationNotes": [],
  "calculatorSupport": true,
  "lastReviewed": "2026-06-14",
  "reviewStatus": "listed",
  "url": "/bible-everyday-life/weights-measures-money-time/omer/",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://ai-bible-commentary.com/bible-everyday-life/weights-measures-money-time/omer/",
  "localStrongEvidence": {
    "source": "/data/bible-everyday-life/local-strongs-audit.json",
    "matchCount": 2,
    "uniqueStrongNumbers": [
      "H6016"
    ],
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      {
        "itemId": "omer",
        "itemName": "Omer",
        "reference": "Exodus 16:16",
        "localKjvReference": "Exodus 16:16",
        "book": "Exodus",
        "chapter": 16,
        "verse": 16,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/exodus/16/#exodus-16-16",
        "tokenText": "an omer",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "H6016"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "H6016"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "H6016",
        "morph": "",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [],
        "matchTerm": "Omer",
        "matchTermNormalized": "omer",
        "matchSource": "item_name",
        "confidence": "high",
        "contentStrongNumbers": [
          "H6016"
        ]
      },
      {
        "itemId": "omer",
        "itemName": "Omer",
        "reference": "Exodus 16:36",
        "localKjvReference": "Exodus 16:36",
        "book": "Exodus",
        "chapter": 16,
        "verse": 36,
        "kjvUrl": "/bible/kjv-strongs/exodus/16/#exodus-16-36",
        "tokenText": "Now an omer",
        "rawStrongNumbers": [
          "H6016"
        ],
        "strongs": [
          "H6016"
        ],
        "primaryStrong": "H6016",
        "morph": "",
        "lemmaTransliteration": [],
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        "matchSource": "item_name",
        "confidence": "high",
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          "H6016"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "strongsOccurrenceExpansion": {
    "source": "/data/bible-everyday-life/strongs-occurrence-expansion.json",
    "occurrenceCount": 14,
    "uniqueReferenceCount": 14,
    "bookCount": 5,
    "strongs": [
      "H6016"
    ]
  },
  "occurrencePrecision": {
    "level": "tighter lexical range",
    "readerGuidance": "Best used as a direct lexical occurrence set, while still checking the surrounding verse context.",
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    "expandedUniqueReferenceCount": 14,
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    "bookCount": 5
  },
  "calculatorUrl": "/bible-everyday-life/calculators/?calc=volume&qty=1&unit=omer&material=generic-grain#volume-weight-estimator"
}