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

Example Sentences

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ephod

Is Nature changed since, that a little room back of a shop should not be heaven itself, and the inmates kings and priests, though without the ermine and ephod?

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 by Various

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

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall

Straightway I gird my loins with the ephod of the priests.

From The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam by Khayyam, Omar

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

But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

From Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students by Soares, Theodore Gerald