Strong's Hebrew #646 - אֵפוֹד ephod (an ephod)

ephod

Rarely oephod {ay-fode'}; probably of foreign derivation; a girdle; specifically the ephod or high-priest's shoulder- piece; also generally, an image -- ephod.

1) ephod
1a) priestly garment, shoulder-cape or mantle, outer garment
1a1) worn by an ordinary priest and made of white stuff
1a2) 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
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: probably of foreign derivation
Same Word by TWOT Number: 142.1a

אֵפוֺד (28 t.) & אֵפֹד (20 t.) noun masculine^{Exodus 28:7} ephod (Ethiopic compare Aramaic id. (on meaning see Lag^l.c.), perhaps also Assyrian pid, pittu Zim^{BP 39}; on form see Ges^{§ 84a} 12. R. but Lag^l.c. compares , & thinks אֵפוֺד shortened from ׳חֵשֶׁב הָא 'robe of approach to God) — ׳א absolute Exodus 25:7 +; construct 1 Samuel 2:18 +; —

1 ephod, priestly garment, shoulder-cape or mantle; a. as worn by ordinary priest made of white stuff (בַּד) 1 Samuel 22:18; ׳נֹשֵׂא א compare

2; so Samuel as a temple-servant 1 Samuel 2:8; ׳חָגוּר א girt with an eph.; so David when dancing before ark 2 Samuel 6:14 (id.) 1 Chronicles 15:27 ׳וְעַל דוד א; b. as prescribed in P for high priest, more costly, woven of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, & linen (? שֵׁשׁ)threads, provided with shoulder-pieces & breast-piece of like material, ornamented with gems and gold, Exodus 25:7; Exodus 28:4,6,12,15; Exodus 29:5; Exodus 35:9,27 17t. Exodus 28, 39, also Leviticus 8:7; compare probably 1 Samuel 2:28 (׳נֹשֵׂא א) 1 Samuel 14:3; 1 Samuel 21:10 (see below 2); ׳חֵשֶׁב הָא Exodus 28:27,28; Exodus 29:5; Exodus 39:20,21; Leviticus 8:7; ׳מְעִיל הָא Lev 29:5; Lev 39:22 (compare Leviticus 8:7); with verb עַלֿ ׳נָתַן אֶתהָֿא put the ephod on Aaron Leviticus 8:7. 2 ephod used in consulting ׳י 1 Samuel 23:6 ׳א borne in hand (read בְּיָדוֺ ׳יָרַד וְהָא ᵐ5 We Dr) 1 Samuel 23:9; 1 Samuel 30:7 (twice in verse) (all with חִגִּישׁ) + 1 Samuel 14:18 (הגישׁ) & 1 Samuel 14:18, in both read ׳הָא for ארון & 1 Samuel 14:18 also נֹשֵׂא ᵐ5 Klo Dr; a. according to Thes MV Di Exodus 28:6 and elsewhere properly below 1b; consultation of ׳י in that case by Urim & Thummim in the breast-piece attached to the ephod (compare Exodus 28:28-30 & see אוּרִים); if so, in view of נשׂא 1 Samuel 2:28; 1 Samuel 14:3,18 (compare above), not used elsewhere = wear except 1 Samuel 22:18, & of 1 Samuel 23:6, the word might be used by metonymy for the breast-piece itself; b. others, e.g. Sta^{Geschichte i. 466, 471} Bu^{RS 115} and others, think of an image representing ׳י; compare following.

3. a. ephod of gold made by Gideon Judges 8:27 for a local sanctuary, by which Israel was ensnared; = 2b according to ᵑ6 Thes ('sine controversia') Stu and others + Sta Bu 1.c.; originally = gold sheathing of an image (compare etymology above & Isaiah 30:22 below אֲפֻדָּה); MV Be Kö^{Hauptprobleme 59} think of garment, as below 1 see above

b. made (material not given) for a private, local sanctuary Judges 17:5; Judges 18:14,17,18,20 ("" מֶּסֶל, מַסֵּכָה, תְּרָפִים in all, for ᵐ5 gives מַסֵּכָה Judges 18:20, omitted by HCT); compare Hosea 3:4 Israel shall abide without king, prince, sacrifice, pillar, ephod or teraphim; according to Thes and others + Sta Bu l.c. = 2b; Stu Be Ry and others regard as below

1; in view of distinction from פסל, מסכה & תרפים it seems more likely that this is not an image, but some means of consulting deity, perhaps in imitation of Urim & Thummim.

Strong's Hebrew: 646. אֵפוֹד (ephod) — 49 Occurrences

Exodus 25:7
HEB: וְאַבְנֵ֖י מִלֻּאִ֑ים לָאֵפֹ֖ד וְלַחֹֽשֶׁן׃
NAS: stones for the ephod and for the breastpiece.
KJV: to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.
INT: stones and setting the ephod the breastpiece

Exodus 28:4
HEB: יַעֲשׂ֗וּ חֹ֤שֶׁן וְאֵפוֹד֙ וּמְעִ֔יל וּכְתֹ֥נֶת
NAS: a breastpiece and an ephod and a robe
KJV: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe,
INT: shall make A breastpiece and an ephod robe tunic

Exodus 28:6
HEB: וְעָשׂ֖וּ אֶת־ הָאֵפֹ֑ד זָ֠הָב תְּכֵ֨לֶת
NAS: They shall also make the ephod of gold,
KJV: And they shall make the ephod [of] gold,
INT: make the ephod of gold of blue

Exodus 28:12
HEB: עַ֚ל כִּתְפֹ֣ת הָֽאֵפֹ֔ד אַבְנֵ֥י זִכָּרֹ֖ן
NAS: on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, [as] stones
KJV: upon the shoulders of the ephod [for] stones
INT: on the shoulder of the ephod stones of memorial

Exodus 28:15
HEB: חֹשֵׁ֔ב כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה אֵפֹ֖ד תַּעֲשֶׂ֑נּוּ זָ֠הָב
NAS: like the work of the ephod you shall make
KJV: after the work of the ephod thou shalt make
INT: of a skillful the work of the ephod shall make of gold

Exodus 28:25
HEB: עַל־ כִּתְפ֥וֹת הָאֵפֹ֖ד אֶל־ מ֥וּל
NAS: them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, at the front
KJV: [them] on the shoulderpieces of the ephod before
INT: on the shoulder of the ephod about it

Exodus 28:26
HEB: אֶל־ עֵ֥בֶר הָאֵפֹ֖ד בָּֽיְתָה׃
NAS: the inner side of the ephod.
KJV: thereof, which [is] in the side of the ephod inward.
INT: is toward side of the ephod the inner

Exodus 28:27
HEB: שְׁתֵּי֩ כִתְפ֨וֹת הָאֵפ֤וֹד מִלְּמַ֙טָּה֙ מִמּ֣וּל
NAS: shoulder pieces of the ephod, on the front
KJV: sides of the ephod underneath,
INT: the two shoulder of the ephod the bottom toward

Exodus 28:27
HEB: מִמַּ֕עַל לְחֵ֖שֶׁב הָאֵפֽוֹד׃
NAS: the skillfully woven band of the ephod.
KJV: the curious girdle of the ephod.
INT: above the skillfully of the ephod

Exodus 28:28
HEB: אֶל־ טַבְּעֹ֤ת הָאֵפֹד֙ בִּפְתִ֣יל תְּכֵ֔לֶת
NAS: to the rings of the ephod with a blue
KJV: thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace
INT: by rings of the ephod cord A blue

Exodus 28:28
HEB: עַל־ חֵ֣שֶׁב הָאֵפ֑וֹד וְלֹֽא־ יִזַּ֣ח
NAS: so that it will be on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastpiece
KJV: that [it] may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate
INT: above girdle of the ephod will not come

Exodus 28:28
HEB: הַחֹ֔שֶׁן מֵעַ֖ל הָאֵפֽוֹד׃
NAS: will not come loose from the ephod.
KJV: be not loosed from the ephod.
INT: the breastpiece from the ephod

Exodus 28:31
HEB: אֶת־ מְעִ֥יל הָאֵפ֖וֹד כְּלִ֥יל תְּכֵֽלֶת׃
NAS: the robe of the ephod all
KJV: the robe of the ephod all
INT: shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue

Exodus 29:5
HEB: וְאֵת֙ מְעִ֣יל הָאֵפֹ֔ד וְאֶת־ הָאֵפֹ֖ד
NAS: and the robe of the ephod and the ephod
KJV: and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod,
INT: the tunic and the robe of the ephod and the ephod and the breastpiece

Exodus 29:5
HEB: הָאֵפֹ֔ד וְאֶת־ הָאֵפֹ֖ד וְאֶת־ הַחֹ֑שֶׁן
NAS: of the ephod and the ephod and the breastpiece,
KJV: of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate,
INT: and the robe of the ephod and the ephod and the breastpiece and gird

Exodus 29:5
HEB: ל֔וֹ בְּחֵ֖שֶׁב הָאֵפֹֽד׃
NAS: him with the skillfully woven band of the ephod;
KJV: him with the curious girdle of the ephod:
INT: and gird the skillfully of the ephod

Exodus 35:9
HEB: וְאַבְנֵ֖י מִלֻּאִ֑ים לָאֵפ֖וֹד וְלַחֹֽשֶׁן׃
NAS: stones for the ephod and for the breastpiece.
KJV: to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate.
INT: stones and setting the ephod the breastpiece

Exodus 35:27
HEB: אַבְנֵ֣י הַמִּלֻּאִ֑ים לָאֵפ֖וֹד וְלַחֹֽשֶׁן׃
NAS: for setting for the ephod and for the breastpiece;
KJV: to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;
INT: and the stones setting the ephod the breastpiece

Exodus 39:2
HEB: וַיַּ֖עַשׂ אֶת־ הָאֵפֹ֑ד זָהָ֗ב תְּכֵ֧לֶת
NAS: He made the ephod of gold,
KJV: And he made the ephod [of] gold, blue,
INT: made the ephod of gold blue

Exodus 39:7
HEB: עַ֚ל כִּתְפֹ֣ת הָאֵפֹ֔ד אַבְנֵ֥י זִכָּר֖וֹן
NAS: them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, [as] memorial
KJV: them on the shoulders of the ephod, [that they should be] stones
INT: on the shoulder of the ephod stones memorial

Exodus 39:8
HEB: חֹשֵׁ֖ב כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֵפֹ֑ד זָהָ֗ב תְּכֵ֧לֶת
NAS: like the workmanship of the ephod: of gold
KJV: like the work of the ephod; [of] gold,
INT: of a skillful the workmanship of the ephod of gold blue

Exodus 39:18
HEB: עַל־ כִּתְפֹ֥ת הָאֵפֹ֖ד אֶל־ מ֥וּל
NAS: them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front
KJV: them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, before
INT: on the shoulder of the ephod about it

Exodus 39:19
HEB: אֶל־ עֵ֥בֶר הָאֵפֹ֖ד בָּֽיְתָה׃
NAS: which was next to the ephod.
KJV: of it, which [was] on the side of the ephod inward.
INT: about the side to the ephod inner

Exodus 39:20
HEB: שְׁתֵּי֩ כִתְפֹ֨ת הָאֵפֹ֤ד מִלְמַ֙טָּה֙ מִמּ֣וּל
NAS: shoulder pieces of the ephod, on the front
KJV: sides of the ephod underneath,
INT: the two shoulder of the ephod the bottom toward

Exodus 39:20
HEB: מִמַּ֕עַל לְחֵ֖שֶׁב הָאֵפֹֽד׃
NAS: above the woven band of the ephod.
KJV: the curious girdle of the ephod.
INT: above the woven of the ephod

Exodus 39:21
HEB: אֶל־ טַבְּעֹ֨ת הָאֵפֹ֜ד בִּפְתִ֣יל תְּכֵ֗לֶת
NAS: to the rings of the ephod with a blue
KJV: unto the rings of the ephod with a lace
INT: to the rings of the ephod cord A blue

Exodus 39:21
HEB: עַל־ חֵ֣שֶׁב הָאֵפֹ֔ד וְלֹֽא־ יִזַּ֣ח
NAS: so that it would be on the woven band of the ephod, and that the breastpiece
KJV: that it might be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate
INT: above girdle of the ephod not come

Exodus 39:21
HEB: הַחֹ֔שֶׁן מֵעַ֖ל הָאֵפֹ֑ד כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה
NAS: would not come loose from the ephod, just
KJV: might not be loosed from the ephod; as the LORD
INT: the breastpiece from the ephod after had commanded

Exodus 39:22
HEB: אֶת־ מְעִ֥יל הָאֵפֹ֖ד מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֹרֵ֑ג
NAS: the robe of the ephod of woven
KJV: the robe of the ephod [of] woven
INT: made the robe of the ephod work of woven

Leviticus 8:7
HEB: עָלָ֖יו אֶת־ הָאֵפֹ֑ד וַיַּחְגֹּ֣ר אֹת֗וֹ
NAS: and put the ephod on him; and he girded
KJV: and put the ephod upon him, and he girded
INT: and put and the ephod girded the artistic

Leviticus 8:7
HEB: אֹת֗וֹ בְּחֵ֙שֶׁב֙ הָֽאֵפֹ֔ד וַיֶּאְפֹּ֥ד ל֖וֹ
NAS: him with the artistic band of the ephod, with which he tied
KJV: him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound
INT: girded the artistic of the ephod tied

Judges 8:27
HEB: אוֹת֨וֹ גִדְע֜וֹן לְאֵפ֗וֹד וַיַּצֵּ֨ג אוֹת֤וֹ
NAS: made it into an ephod, and placed
KJV: made an ephod thereof, and put
INT: made Gideon an ephod and placed his city

Judges 17:5
HEB: אֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיַּ֤עַשׂ אֵפוֹד֙ וּתְרָפִ֔ים וַיְמַלֵּ֗א
NAS: and he made an ephod and household idols
KJV: and made an ephod, and teraphim,
INT: of gods made an ephod and household accomplish

Judges 18:14
HEB: בַּבָּתִּ֤ים הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ אֵפ֣וֹד וּתְרָפִ֔ים וּפֶ֖סֶל
NAS: houses an ephod and household idols
KJV: in these houses an ephod, and teraphim,
INT: houses these an ephod and household graven

Judges 18:17
HEB: הַפֶּ֙סֶל֙ וְאֶת־ הָ֣אֵפ֔וֹד וְאֶת־ הַתְּרָפִ֖ים
NAS: the graven image and the ephod and household idols
KJV: the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim,
INT: took carved image and the ephod and household and the molten

Judges 18:18
HEB: אֶת־ פֶּ֣סֶל הָאֵפ֔וֹד וְאֶת־ הַתְּרָפִ֖ים
NAS: the graven image, the ephod and household idols
KJV: the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim,
INT: and took the graven the ephod and household and the molten

Judges 18:20
HEB: וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־ הָ֣אֵפ֔וֹד וְאֶת־ הַתְּרָפִ֖ים
NAS: and he took the ephod and household idols
KJV: and he took the ephod, and the teraphim,
INT: the priest's took the ephod and household and the graven

1 Samuel 2:18
HEB: נַ֕עַר חָג֖וּר אֵפ֥וֹד בָּֽד׃
NAS: wearing a linen ephod.
KJV: girded with a linen ephod.
INT: a boy wearing ephod A linen

1 Samuel 2:28
HEB: קְטֹ֛רֶת לָשֵׂ֥את אֵפ֖וֹד לְפָנָ֑י וָֽאֶתְּנָה֙
NAS: to carry an ephod before
KJV: to wear an ephod before
INT: incense to carry an ephod before I give

1 Samuel 14:3
HEB: בְּשִׁל֖וֹ נֹשֵׂ֣א אֵפ֑וֹד וְהָעָם֙ לֹ֣א
NAS: was wearing an ephod. And the people
KJV: wearing an ephod. And the people
INT: Shiloh was wearing an ephod and the people did not

1 Samuel 21:10
HEB: בַשִּׂמְלָה֮ אַחֲרֵ֣י הָאֵפוֹד֒ אִם־ אֹתָ֤הּ
INT: apparel after that ephod lo accept

1 Samuel 22:18
HEB: אִ֔ישׁ נֹשֵׂ֖א אֵפ֥וֹד בָּֽד׃
NAS: who wore the linen ephod.
KJV: that did wear a linen ephod.
INT: men wore ephod the linen

1 Samuel 23:6
HEB: דָּוִ֖ד קְעִילָ֑ה אֵפ֖וֹד יָרַ֥ד בְּיָדֽוֹ׃
NAS: [that] he came down [with] an ephod in his hand.
KJV: [that] he came down [with] an ephod in his hand.
INT: David Keilah an ephod came his hand

1 Samuel 23:9
HEB: הַכֹּהֵ֔ן הַגִּ֖ישָׁה הָאֵפֽוֹד׃ ס
NAS: the priest, Bring the ephod here.
KJV: the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
INT: the priest Bring the ephod

1 Samuel 30:7
HEB: נָּ֥א לִ֖י הָאֵפֹ֑ד וַיַּגֵּ֧שׁ אֶבְיָתָ֛ר
NAS: bring me the ephod. So Abiathar
KJV: I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar
INT: bring Please the ephod brought Abiathar

1 Samuel 30:7
HEB: אֶבְיָתָ֛ר אֶת־ הָאֵפֹ֖ד אֶל־ דָּוִֽד׃
NAS: brought the ephod to David.
KJV: brought thither the ephod to David.
INT: brought Abiathar the ephod to David

2 Samuel 6:14
HEB: וְדָוִ֕ד חָג֖וּר אֵפ֥וֹד בָּֽד׃
NAS: was wearing a linen ephod.
KJV: [was] girded with a linen ephod.
INT: and David was wearing ephod A linen

1 Chronicles 15:27
HEB: וְעַל־ דָּוִ֖יד אֵפ֥וֹד בָּֽד׃
NAS: David also wore an ephod of linen.
KJV: David also [had] upon him an ephod of linen.
INT: wore David an ephod of linen

Hosea 3:4
HEB: מַצֵּבָ֑ה וְאֵ֥ין אֵפ֖וֹד וּתְרָפִֽים׃
NAS: and without ephod or household idols.
KJV: and without an image, and without an ephod, and [without] teraphim:
INT: or pillar without ephod household