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Webster 1913 Edition

Ephod

Eph′od

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Noun.
[Heb. ’ēphōd, fr.
'āphad
to put on.]
(Jew. Antiq.)
A part of the sacerdotal habit among Jews, being a covering for the back and breast, held together on the shoulders by two clasps or brooches of onyx stones set in gold, and fastened by a girdle of the same stuff as the ephod. The ephod for the priests was of plain linen; that for the high priest was richly embroidered in colors. The breastplate of the high priest was worn upon the ephod in front.
Exodus xxviii. 6-12.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ephod

EPH'OD

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Noun.
[Heb. to bind.] In Jewish antiquity, a part of the sacerdotal habit, being a kind of girdle, which was brought from behind the neck over the two shoulders, and hanging down before, was put across the stomach, then carried round the waist and used as a girdle to the tunic. There were two sorts; one of plain linen, the other embroidered for the high priest. On the part in front were two precious stones, on which were engraved the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. Before the breast was a square piece or breastplate.

Definition 2024

éphod

éphod

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French

Noun

éphod m ‎(plural éphods)

  1. ephod

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew אֵפֹד.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.fɔd/

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