o.mer is a fixed quantity used for gathering, measuring, and preserving manna.

The attested uses show a fixed quantity in instructions and reports concerning manna: an amount per person, a measure used to assess what was gathered, a doubled amount on the sixth day, and an amount kept in a jar. Exodus 16:36 further states its proportion to an ephah.

1. A fixed measure for manna · dominant

   All six occurrences use the masculine singular absolute form in the manna account. In Exodus 16:16 the APB renders the command for an amount per person; Exodus 16:18 describes measuring what was gathered; Exodus 16:22 gives two such amounts each; and Exodus 16:32 and Exodus 16:33 specify an amount to be kept. In Exodus 16:36 the APB renders its stated proportion as a tenth part of an ephah.

   Exodus 16:16Exodus 16:18Exodus 16:22Exodus 16:32Exodus 16:33Exodus 16:36

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term with “omer” in the supplied verses, including “an omer a head,” “two omers each,” and “the tenth part of an ephah.” These renderings confirm the verse-level presentation rather than establish a finer distinction.