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ʾēfōd אֵפוֹד ‘ephod’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: probably of foreign derivation

ʾēfōd n, m
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

Mentioned in Exodus 25:7, 28:12, 35:9, 35:27, 39:7, 28:4, 29:5, 28:25, 28:26, 28:28, 39:18, 39:19, 39:21, 28:6, 28:15, 28:27, 28:31, 39:2, 39:8, 39:20, 39:22 Codex Leviticus 8:7 Judges 18:14, 17:5, 8:27, 18:17, 18:18, 18:20 1 Samuel 2:28, 23:6, 23:9, 30:7, 22:18, 14:3, 21:10, 2:18 2 Samuel 6:14 Hosea 3:4 1 Chronicles 15:27

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