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Lag b'Omer

[ lahg boh-mer, buh-oh-mer ]

noun

  1. 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.

Lag b'Omer

/ laɡ bəˈɔmɛr; læɡ ˈbəʊmə /

noun

  1. a Jewish holiday celebrated on the 18th day of Iyar

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Lag b'Omer1

1900–05; < Hebrew lagh bāʿōmer, equivalent to lagh “33rd” + bā, variant of bə “in” + ʿōmer Omer

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Lag b'Omer1

Hebrew, literally: 33rd (day) of the Omer

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