ephod

American  

[ef-od, ee-fod] / ˈɛf ɒd, ˈi fɒd /

noun

Judaism.

1. a richly embroidered, apronlike vestment having two shoulder straps and ornamental attachments for securing the breastplate, worn with a waistband by the high priest of the ancient Israelites.

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ephod British  

/ ˈiːfɒd /

noun

1. Old Testament an embroidered vestment believed to resemble an apron with shoulder straps, worn by priests in ancient Israel

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Etymology

Origin of ephod

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Hebrew ēphōd, apparently meaning “idol” in some passages

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Example Sentences

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ephod

Bock does not give his authority for the pattern on the ephod.

From Needlework As Art by Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess Alford

And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.

From The Bible Story by Newton Marshall Hall

He put on his surplice with the conviction that in that white ephod the truest embodiment of Christian purity was brought within sight of the darkened world.

From The Perpetual Curate by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

For the form of the earlier ephod the classic passage is 2 Sam. vi.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various

And he made the breastplate, the work of the cunning workman, like the work of the ephod; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.

From The Bible Story by Newton Marshall Hall

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