אֵפֻדָּה
ʼêphuddâh · ay-food-daw'
a girding on (of the ephod); hence, generally, a plating (of metal)
Lexicon
Derivation: feminine of H646 (אֵפוֹד);
a girding on (of the ephod); hence, generally, a plating (of metal)
- a girding on (of the ephod)
- hence, generally, a plating (of metal)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: ephod, ornament.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › to speak, the word › the doorway, the way in › to reveal, behold
Strength, the leader that works to speak, the word of the doorway, the way in that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֵפֻדָּה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of the ephod1 · 33%
- of his ephod1 · 33%
- and the ornament1 · 33%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.