Strong's Lexicon

H640

H640 — אָפַד

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewaphadverbOccurrences: 2TWOT: 1421

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H640
Word:	אָפַד
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root (rather a denominative from H646)
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	2
Transliteration:	aphad
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	aw-fad'
Meaning:	1. to gird on (the ephod)
KJV Renderings:	bind, gird.

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BDB654

[אָפַד] verb denominative gird on ephod,

Qal Perfect וְאָפַדְתָּ לוֺ בְּחֵשֶׁכ חָאֵפֹד Exod 29:5 and thou shalt gird the ephod upon him with the cunningly-wrought band of the ephod; so Imperfect וַיֶּאְפֹּד לוֺ בּוֺ || (חגרׅ Lev 8:7.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

אפד (ah-phad’)

Exodus 29:5

KJV: And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod:

EHCC: aad gird him with the curious י

Leviticus 8:7

KJV: And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith.

EHCC: and bound (it) unto him