Definitions for lag b'omerlɑg ˈboʊ mər, bəˈoʊ mɛr
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Lag b'O•merlɑg ˈboʊ mər, bəˈoʊ mɛr(n.)
a Jewish festival celebrated on the 33rd day of the Omer and commemorating the end of the plague among Rabbi Akiba's students.
Category: Judaism
Origin of Lag b'Omer:
1900–05; < Heb lagh bā‘ōmer=lagh 33rd +bā, var. of bə in +‘ōmerOmer
Princeton's WordNet
Lag b'Omer(noun)
(Judaism) Jewish holy day; the 33rd day after the 2nd day of Passover; the 18th day of Iyar
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