Strong’s H641 · Hebrew

אֵפֹד
ʼÊphôd
ay-fode'

Definition

Ephod, an Israelite

Etymology

the same as H646 (אֵפוֹד) shortened;

Where the KJV renders it

  • Ephod

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What the first audience heard

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