Hebrew noun (masculine) · H646
אֵפוֹד
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ephod
49 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: ʼêphôwd
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H646is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 39Old Testament books
- 27spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H646
a girdle; specifically the ephod or highpriest's shoulder-piece; also generally, an image
The King James renders it: ephod.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
ephod is rendered "ephod". It stands 49 times in the Hebrew text, across seven books.
- Twenty-nine of the uses stand in Exodus, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Exodus 25:7and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
- The Greek text spells it twenty-seven different ways.
The first use
and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
Exodus 25:7לָאֵפֹ֖ד
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Twenty-nine of the word's forty-nine uses are in Exodus.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- the ephod32
- an ephod6
- an ephod of4
- for the ephod3
- ephod2
- and an ephod1
- into an ephod1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| אֵפוֹ | epho | then | Uses15 |
The words it stands beside
All 49, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
27 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- הָאֵפֹ֖ד7
- הָאֵפֹ֑ד5
- אֵפ֥וֹד4
- אֵפ֖וֹד3
- הָאֵפֹ֔ד3
- הָֽאֵפֹ֔ד2
- הָאֵפֹֽד׃2
- הָ֣אֵפ֔וֹד2
- הָאֵפֽוֹד׃2
- לָאֵפ֖וֹד2
- אֵפֹ֖ד1
- אֵפֹ֑ד1
and 15 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular32HTd/Ncmsa
- noun · masculine singular8HNcmsa
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)4HNcmsc
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular3HRd/Ncmsa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1HC/Ncmsa
- preposition + noun · masculine singular1HR/Ncmsa
Exodus
twenty-nine uses
and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
- לָאֵפֹ֖דlaefodpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: for the ephod
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.
- וְאֵפוֹד֙veefodconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and an ephod
They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.
- הָאֵפֹ֑דhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
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.
- הָֽאֵפֹ֔דhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
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.
- אֵפֹ֖דʾefodnoun · masculine singulartagged: ephod
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.
- הָאֵפֹ֖דhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
Make two more gold rings and attach them to the other two corners of the breastpiece, on the inside edge next to the ephod.
- הָאֵפֹ֖דhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
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.
- הָאֵפ֤וֹדhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
- הָאֵפֽוֹד׃haefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
The rings of the breastpiece shall be tied to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece is above the waistband of the ephod and does not swing out from the ephod.
- הָאֵפֹד֙haefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
- הָאֵפ֑וֹדhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
- הָאֵפֽוֹד׃haefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
You are to make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth,
- הָאֵפ֖וֹדhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
Take the garments and clothe Aaron with the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod itself, and the breastplate. Fasten the ephod on him with its woven waistband.
- הָאֵפֹ֔דhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
- הָאֵפֹ֖דhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
- הָאֵפֹֽד׃haefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
- לָאֵפ֖וֹדlaefodpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: for the ephod
The leaders brought onyx stones and gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece,
- לָאֵפ֖וֹדlaefodpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: for the ephod
Bezalel made the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.
- הָאֵפֹ֑דhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- הָאֵפֹ֔דhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
He made the breastpiece with the same workmanship as the ephod, with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.
- אֵפֹ֑דʾefodnoun · masculine singulartagged: ephod
and they fastened the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.
- הָאֵפֹ֖דhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
They made two more gold rings and attached them to the other two corners of the breastpiece, on the inside edge next to the ephod.
- הָאֵפֹ֖דhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
They made two additional gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on its front, near the seam just above its woven waistband.
- הָאֵפֹ֤דhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
- הָאֵפֹֽד׃haefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
Then they tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece was above the waistband of the ephod and would not swing out from the ephod, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- הָאֵפֹ֜דhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
- הָאֵפֹ֔דhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
- הָאֵפֹ֑דhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
They made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth, the work of a weaver,
- הָאֵפֹ֖דhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
Leviticus
two uses
He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him. He tied the woven band of the ephod around him and fastened it to him.
- הָאֵפֹ֑דhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
- הָֽאֵפֹ֔דhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
Judges
six uses
From all this Gideon made an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his hometown. But soon all Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household.
- לְאֵפ֗וֹדleefodpreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: into an ephod
Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.
- אֵפוֹד֙ʾefodnoun · masculine singulartagged: an ephod
Then the five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish said to their brothers, “Did you know that one of these houses has an ephod, household gods, a graven image, and a molten idol? Now think about what you should do.”
- אֵפ֣וֹדʾefodnoun · masculine singulartagged: an ephod
And the five men who had gone to spy out the land went inside and took the graven image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molten idol, while the priest stood at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred armed men.
- הָ֣אֵפ֔וֹדhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
When they entered Micah’s house and took the graven image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molten idol, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”
- הָאֵפ֔וֹדhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
So the priest was glad and took the ephod, the household idols, and the graven image, and went with the people.
- הָ֣אֵפ֔וֹדhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
1 Samuel
nine uses
Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.
- אֵפ֥וֹדʾefodnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: an ephod of
And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the offerings of the Israelites made by fire.
- אֵפ֖וֹדʾefodnoun · masculine singulartagged: an ephod
including Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod. He was the son of Ichabod’s brother Ahitub son of Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of the LORD in Shiloh. But the troops did not know that Jonathan had left.
- אֵפ֑וֹדʾefodnoun · masculine singulartagged: an ephod
The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
- הָאֵפוֹד֒haefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.
- אֵפ֥וֹדʾefodnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: an ephod of
(Now Abiathar son of Ahimelech had brought the ephod with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)
- אֵפ֖וֹדʾefodnoun · masculine singulartagged: an ephod
When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”
- הָאֵפֽוֹד׃ סhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him,
- הָאֵפֹ֑דhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
- הָאֵפֹ֖דhaefodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the ephod
2 Samuel
one use
And David, wearing a linen ephod, danced with all his might before the LORD,
- אֵפ֥וֹדʾefodnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: an ephod of
1 Chronicles
one use
Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the director of music for the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.
- אֵפ֥וֹדʾefodnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: an ephod of
Hosea
one use
For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.
- אֵפ֖וֹדʾefodnoun · masculine singulartagged: an ephod
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.