ephod means 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. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.
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EPHOD — [Noun] A ceremonial vestment or breastplate worn by the high priest of ancient Israel, as described in Exodus 28. From Biblical Hebrew אֵפֹד (ʼēp̄ōḏ), from the root אפד (aphad, "to put on, clothe"). Unlike "chasuble" (a Christian vestment of soft fabric, draped loosely) or "breastplate" (a secular or martial guard of metal or leather), the ephod was a sacred interface—stitched with gold, blue, and scarlet threads, cradling the Urim and Thummim like a divine switchboard, its onyx shoulder stones engraved with the names of tribes. It was the weight of prophecy on a man’s chest, the rustle of linen in the tabernacle’s hush, the shimmer of authority in firelight—a garment that was less clothing than covenant.
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- 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.“1769, Oxford Standard text, Bible (King James): Exodus, 28, vi-viii,
And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.
It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and so it shall be joined together.
And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work t”