Strong's Lexicon

H642

H642 — אֵפוּדָּה

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

Hebrewephuddahnoun femOccurrences: 3TWOT: 1b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H642
Word:אֵפוּדָּה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:feminine of H646
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:3
Transliteration:ephuddah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:ay-food-daw'
Meaning:1. a girding on (of the ephod) 2. (hence, generally) a plating (of metal)
KJV Renderings:ephod, ornament.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB655

אֲפֻדָּה noun feminine ephod (= אֵפוֺד, for which it supplies construct & suffix forms).

1. of high-priest's ephod, compare אֵפוֺד 1.b., only חֵשֶׁב אֲפֻדָּתוֺ Exod 28:8; Exod 39:5 the cunningly-wrought band of his ephod.
2. of sheathing of idol-images, אֲפֻדַּת מַסֵּכַתוְהָכֶ֑ךָ Isa 30:22 (|| צִפוּי פְסִילֵי כַסְפֶּ ךָ) compare אֵפוֺר 3.a.


Other Resources

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

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