H646 אֵפוֹד (ʼêphôwd) ay-fode'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

ephod

Strong's Definition

a girdle; specifically the ephod or highpriest's shoulder-piece; also generally, an image

Derivation: rarely אֵפֹד; probably of foreign derivation

KJV Usage: ephod.

TWOT Reference: 142.1a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) ephod

1a) priestly garment, shoulder-cape or mantle, outer garment

1a1) worn by an ordinary priest and made of white stuff

1a2) 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

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G2405 G4158 G4749

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אֵפוֹד (e.phod) — ephod. 1) ephod 1a) priestly garment, shoulder-cape or mantle, outer garment 1a1) worn by an ordinary priest and made of white stuff 1a2) 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

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

אֵפֹוד (H0641 · H0646) — אֵפֹד

noun m · אפד

Clothing

Collocation: אֵפֹוד בָּד

linen apron, linen ephod = garment; reaching from the shoulders to the waist; ◄ made from linen; ► normally worn by priests, but also by David when the ark was brought to Jerusalem

1SA 2:18 · 1SA 22:18 · 2SA 6:14 · 1CH 15:27

Clothing

ephod = embroidered garment; reaching from the shoulders to the waist; ◄ made from linen; ► worn by the high-priest over his robe; representing the visible glory of God; associated with divine oracles as the urim and tummim were kept in a pouch worn on top of it; this garment was regarded as unique and not to be duplicated and used outside of regulated worship

EXO 25:7 · EXO 28:4 · EXO 28:6 · EXO 28:12 · EXO 28:15 · EXO 28:25 · EXO 28:26 · EXO 28:27 · EXO 28:27 · EXO 28:28 · EXO 28:28 · EXO 28:28 · EXO 28:31 · EXO 29:5 · EXO 29:5 · EXO 29:5 · EXO 35:9 · EXO 35:27 · EXO 39:2 · EXO 39:7 · EXO 39:8 · EXO 39:18 · EXO 39:19 · EXO 39:20 · EXO 39:20 · EXO 39:21 · EXO 39:21 · EXO 39:21 · EXO 39:22 · LEV 8:7 · LEV 8:7 · JDG 8:27 · JDG 17:5 · JDG 18:14 · JDG 18:17 · JDG 18:18 · JDG 18:20 · 1SA 2:28 · 1SA 14:3 · 1SA 21:10 · 1SA 23:6 · 1SA 23:9 · 1SA 30:7 · 1SA 30:7 · HOS 3:4

name

Names of People

Ephod = man; ► father of Hanniel, chief, tribe of Manasseh

NUM 34:23

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אֵפוֹד (28 t.) & אֵפֹד (20 t.) n.m. ephod ephod, priestly garment, shoulder-cape or mantle

ephod used in consulting י׳

ephod of gold made by Gideon

made (material not given) for a private, local sanctuary

base

Bible Occurrences (39)

8:7

8:27 17:5 18:14 18:17 18:18 18:20

2:18 2:28 14:3 21:9 22:18 23:6 23:9 30:7

6:14

15:27

3:4

Exodus 25:7

and onyx stones... and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.

Exodus 28:4

These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make [these] holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may serve Me as priests.

Exodus 28:6

They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered... with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn....

Exodus 28:12

Fasten both stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. Aaron is to bear their names on his two shoulders as a memorial before the LORD.

Exodus 28:15

You are also to make a breastpiece of judgment with the same workmanship...... as the ephod. Construct it with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn..., and with finely spun linen.

Exodus 28:25

and fasten the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front....

Exodus 28:26

Make two [more] gold rings and attach them to the other two corners of the breastpiece, on... the inside edge next to the ephod.

Exodus 28:27

Make two [additional] gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on its front..., near its seam just above its woven waistband....