אֵפֹוד

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H646

Transliteration: ʼêphôwd

Pronunciation: ay-fode'

Definition: ephod

Original: אפד אפוד

Transliteration: 'êphôd 'êphôd

Phonetic: ay-fode'

BDB Definition:

ephod
1. priestly garment, shoulder-cape or mantle, outer garment
  1. worn by an ordinary priest and made of white stuff
  2. worn by the high priest - more costly, woven of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and linen threads provided with shoulder-pieces and a breast piece of like material, ornamented with gems and gold

Origin: probably of foreign derivation

TWOT entry: 142.1a