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‖ Lag b'Omer, n.|lag ˈbəʊmə(r)| Also le-Omer, be-ꜥOmer, Baomer |baˈəʊmə(r)|. [Heb., f. laḡ, pronunc. of the letters LG (lamed, gimel) symbolizing 33 + bā in the + ꜥōmer omer n.] A Jewish festival held on the 33rd day of the Omer, traditionally regarded as celebrating the end of a plague in the 2nd cent. a.d.
1874A. Edersheim Temple: its Ministry & Services x. 175 Iyar... 18. Lag-le-Omer, or the 33rd day in Omer, i.e., from the presentation of the first ripe sheaf offered on the 2nd day of the Passover, or the 15th of Nisan. 1905Jewish Encycl. IX. 400/1 The cabalists attach a peculiar importance to Lag be-ꜥOmer. 1923E. E. Levinger Jewish Holidays 24 A dreadful plague that raged during the Sephira days suddenly ceased on Lag Baomer. 1975Jewish Chron. 25 Apr. 26/4 During Lag b'Omer you will hear about the students of Rabbi Akiba who died in a dreadful plague. 1986Ibid. 24 Jan. 25/1 Lag b'Omer 1986 Tues May 27. |