What Does Lag BaOmer Mean?
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The name Lag BaOmer comes from Hebrew and literally means β33rd of the Omer.β
βLagβ is not a word but a number: itβs made of the Hebrew letters Χ (Lamed) and Χ (Gimel), which together represent the number 33.
βBaOmerβ means βin the Omer,β referring to the 49-day period of counting between Passover and Shavuot, known as the Counting of the Omer.
So Lag BaOmer is the 33rd day of this count β a day set apart with joy, reflection, and celebration.