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ephod

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈiː.fɒd/
  • /ˈɛ.fɒd/

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noun

Meaning 1

A priestly apron, or breastplate, described in the Bible in Exodus 28: vi–xxx, which only the chief priest of ancient Israel was allowed to wear.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Judaism

Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

Examples

  • 1769, Oxford Standard text, Bible (King James): Exodus, 28, vi-viii, And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work. It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and so it shall be joined together. And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
  • 1769, Oxford Standard text, Bible (King James): Hosea, 3, iv, For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אֵפֹד (ʼēp̄ōḏ).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: efod — apron worn by chief priest of ancient Israel
  • French: éphod — apron worn by chief priest of ancient Israel
  • Greek: ἐφοδος (efodos) — apron worn by chief priest of ancient Israel
  • Ancient Greek: ἐφοδος (ephodos) — apron worn by chief priest of ancient Israel
  • Hebrew: אֵפֹד (ʼēp̄ōḏ) — apron worn by chief priest of ancient Israel
  • Latin: ephod — apron worn by chief priest of ancient Israel
  • Polish: efod — apron worn by chief priest of ancient Israel
  • Portuguese: éfode — apron worn by chief priest of ancient Israel
  • Romanian: efod — apron worn by chief priest of ancient Israel
  • Russian: ефод (jefod) — apron worn by chief priest of ancient Israel
  • Spanish: efod — apron worn by chief priest of ancient Israel