ASSARON, or Omer1, is a measure of capacity in use among the Hebrews. It was the tenth part of an Ephah, as its name, Assaron, denotes; for it signifies tenth. It Exod. xvi. 16.contained five pints. The Assaron was the measure of Manna which God appointed for every Israelite.
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Translators’ note. Asseron and τὸ δέκατον*, signify the same as* Gomer. Josephus, lib. viii. calls it ἰσσαρῶν*. In the* Hebrew, instead of Gomer, Assarith is often used; it signifies the tenth part, viz. of the Ephah. Josephus, l. iii. says that in the time of Claudius, an Assaron or Omer of meal was sold for four Drachmæ; that is, at the rate of eight shillings a peck; but it was in the time of dearth. Arbuthnot’s Tables of ancient Coins, Weights and Measures, &c. p. 101. ↩