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עֹמֶר H6016
H6016 is the Hebrew word עֹמֶר, transliterated ʻômer and said o'-mer. The King James Version most often renders it sheaf.
What it means
properly, a heap, i.e. a sheaf; also an omer, as a dry measure.
Where it comes from
from H6014 (עָמַר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 14 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: omer, sheaf.
Verses using עֹמֶר
All 14 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 16:16 · KJV
This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.
Exodus 16:18 · KJV
And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
Exodus 16:22 · KJV
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.
Exodus 16:32 · KJV
And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.
Exodus 16:33 · KJV
And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept for your generations.
Exodus 16:36 · KJV
Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.
Leviticus 23:10 · KJV
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:
Leviticus 23:11 · KJV
And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.
Leviticus 23:12 · KJV
And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD.
Leviticus 23:15 · KJV
And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete:
Deuteronomy 24:19 · KJV
When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.
Ruth 2:7 · KJV
And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.
Ruth 2:15 · KJV
And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:
Job 24:10 · KJV
They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;
Common questions
What does Strong's H6016 mean?
H6016 is the Hebrew word עֹמֶר (ʻômer), meaning properly, a heap, i.e. a sheaf; also an omer, as a dry measure.
How is H6016 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it sheaf (6 times), omer (4 times), omers (1 time), now an omer (1 time), among the sheaves (1 time), among others.
How many times does H6016 appear in the Bible?
עֹמֶר (ʻômer) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6016 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H6014 (עָמַר).
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