Strong H642אֲפֻדָּה
ephod
- Transliteration
- 'êphûddâh
- Pronunciation
- ay-food-daw'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Feminine of H646; a girding on (of the ephod); hence generally a plating (of metal): - {ephod} ornament.
Detailed definition
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
1b) a metallic covering for idols, a plating over
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
1b) a metallic covering for idols, a plating over
In the Bible
Strong H642 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- ephod2
- ornament1
First verses
- Exodus 28:8And 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.
- Exodus 39:5And the curious girdle of his ephod, that was upon it, was of the same, according to the work thereof; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the Lord commanded Moses.
- Isaiah 30:22Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.