homer Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
homer in Easton's Bible Dictionary
heap, the largest of dry measures, containing about 8 bushels or 1 quarter English = 10 ephahs (Lev. 27:16; Num. 11:32) = a COR. (See OMER T0002784.) "Half a homer," a grain measure mentioned only in Hos. 3:2.
homer in Smith's Bible Dictionary
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homer in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
HO'MER . See Measures. HON'EST occurs frequently in its original sense of "honorable, comely." Like the Latin honestus, it denotes what is morally beautiful in character and conduct. 1 Pet 2:12.