Bible Study on “homer”

Meaning of “homer”

  1. Homer — heap, the largest of dry measures, containing about 8 bushels or 1 quarter English = 10 ephahs (Lev. 27:16; Num. 11:32) = a COR. (See OMER »T0002784.) "Half a homer," a grain measure mentioned only in Hos. 3:2.

  2. Shomer — watchman. (1.) The mother of Jehozabad, who murdered Joash (2 Kings 12:21); called also Shimrith, a Moabitess (2 Chr. 24:26). (2.) A man of Asher (1 Chr. 7:32); called also Shamer (34).

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  1. Leviticus Chapter 27 Verse 16 — And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.

  2. Numbers Chapter 11 Verse 32 — And the people stood up all that day, and all that night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails: he that gathered least gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp.

  3. 2 Kings Chapter 12 Verse 21 — For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.

  4. 1 Chronicles Chapter 7 Verse 32 — And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister.

  5. Isaiah Chapter 5 Verse 10 — Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.

  6. Ezekiel Chapter 45 Verse 14 — Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten baths; for ten baths are an homer:

  7. Ezekiel Chapter 45 Verse 13 — This is the oblation that ye shall offer; the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of wheat, and ye shall give the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of barley:

  8. Ezekiel Chapter 45 Verse 11 — 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.

  9. Hosea Chapter 3 Verse 2 — So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:

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