Lag b'Omer

Lag b'Omer
noun Etymology: Hebrew, 33d in Omer Date: 1874 a Jewish holiday falling on the 33d day of the Omer and commemorating the heroism of Bar Kokhba and Akiba ben Joseph

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  • Lag Ba'omer — Enfants allumant des feux de joie de Lag Ba omer. Nom officiel Lag Ba omer (ל ג בעומר « trente trois jours dans l’om …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Lag Ba'Omer — (dans la tradition ashkenaze) ou Lag la omer (dans la tradition séfarade) est une fête juive célébrée le 33e jour (d où le nom de ל ג Lag) du décompte du Omer, à la date hébraïque du 18 Iyar. les …   Wikipédia en Français

  • LAG BA-OMER — (Heb. לַ״ג בָּעֹמֶר), the 33rd (Heb. לַ״ג) day of the counting of the omer , which is reckoned from the second day of passover until shavuot . It occurs on the 18th day of iyyar and has been celebrated as a semiholiday since the time of the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Lag b'Omer — [läg΄ bō′mər] n. [Heb lag bʼōmer, 33d (day) of the omer (the count of 49 days from the second day of Passover to the first day of Shabuoth)] a Jewish holiday observed on the 18th day of Iyar …   English World dictionary

  • Lag Ba'omer — La tumba del rabino Simeón Bar Yochai en Merón, durante Lag Ba omer …   Wikipedia Español

  • Lag ba-ʿOmer — ▪ Jewish holiday also spelled  Lag Bʾomer, or Lag Be omer,         a minor Jewish observance falling on the 33rd day in the period of the counting of the ʿomer (“barley sheaves”); on this day semimourning ceases and weddings are allowed. The… …   Universalium

  • lag ba-omer — noun see lag b omer …   Useful english dictionary

  • lag be-omer — noun see lag b omer …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lag b'Omer — Lag b O•mer [[t]lɑg ˈboʊ mər, bəˈoʊ mɛr[/t]] n. jud a Jewish festival celebrated on the 33rd day of the Omer and commemorating the end of the plague among Rabbi Akiba s students • Etymology: 1900–05; < Heb lagh bā‘ōmer=lagh 33rd +bā, var. of… …   From formal English to slang

  • Lag b'Omer — /læg ˈboʊmə/ (say lag bohmuh) noun a Jewish holiday, the 33rd day from the second day of Pesach. {Hebrew: lag 33rd (day) in the Omer count of days from Pesach to the Shavuot} …  

  • Lag b'Omer — /lahg boh meuhr, beuh oh mer/ a Jewish festival celebrated on the 18th day of Iyar, being the 33rd day of the Omer, traditionally in commemoration of the end of the plague that killed Rabbi Akiba s students or of the bravery of Bar Kokba. [1900… …   Universalium

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