אֵפוֹד
e.phod
“ephod”
Definition
a girdle; specifically the ephod or highpriest's shoulder-piece; also generally, an image
rarely אֵפֹד; probably of foreign derivation
- ephod 1a) priestly garment, shoulder-cape or mantle, outer garment 1a1) worn by an ordinary priest and made of white stuff 1a2) worn by the high priest-more costly, woven of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and linen threads provided with shoulder-pieces and a breast piece of like material, ornamented with gems and gold
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
אֵפוֹד appears 38 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the director of music for the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.
Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.”So Abiathar brought it to him,
and fasten the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.
The leaders brought onyx stones and gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece,
Then they tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece was above the waistband of the ephod and would not swing out from the ephod, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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