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

A girdle or band, of one piece with the ephod, fastened it to the body.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

Possibly the Hebrew ephod was of this form and nature.

From Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other by Thomas Inman

The ephod was originally intended to be worn by the high-priest exclusively, but a similar vestment of an inferior material seems to have been in common use in later times among the ordinary priests.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

And he put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel; as the Lord commanded Moses.

From The Bible Story by Newton Marshall Hall

After midnight every pedestrian becomes a simulacrum, wrapped in a black domino of mystery and a starry ephod of romance.

From Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole by Fannie Hurst

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