Strong's H646 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: אֵפוֹד (ʼêphôwd)

Pronunciation: ay-fode'

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: rarely אֵפֹד (ʼêphôd); probably of foreign derivation

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

KJV Renderings: ephod.

Senses

1. ephod
1. priestly garment, shoulder-cape or mantle, outer garment
2. worn by an ordinary priest and made of white stuff
3. 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

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.