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EPHOD
Etymology
Noun
ephod (plural ephods)
(biblical, Judaism) 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.
Anagrams
• hoped
Source: Wiktionary
Eph"od, n. Etym: [Heb. aphad to put on.] (Jew. Antiq.)
Definition: A part of the sacerdotal habit among Jews, being a covering for the back and breast, held together on the shoulders by two clasps or brooches of onyx stones set in gold, and fastened by a girdle of the same stuff as the ephod. The ephod for the priests was of plain linen; that for the high priest was richly embroidered in colors. The breastplate of the high priest was worn upon the ephod in front. Exodus xxviii. 6-12.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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