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ephod
[ ef-od, ee-fod ]
noun
, Judaism.
- 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.
ephod
/ ˈiːfɒd /
noun
- Old Testament an embroidered vestment believed to resemble an apron with shoulder straps, worn by priests in ancient Israel
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ephod1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Hebrew ēphōd, apparently meaning “idol” in some passages
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ephod1
C14: from Hebrew ēphōdh
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Example Sentences
Ephod, a species of vestment worn by the Jewish high-priest over the second tunic.
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The Ephod, of which we hear so often, was evidently at one time an idol.
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After midnight every pedestrian becomes a simulacrum, wrapped in a black domino of mystery and a starry ephod of romance.
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Vakass, va-kas′, n. a semicircular eucharistic vestment in Armenian use—also called Ephod.
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Besides these, the high priest put on a third garment, which was called the Ephod, which resembles the Epomis of the Greeks.
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