Search for crossword answers and clues
Jewish priest's vestment
Answer for the clue "Jewish priest's vestment ", 5 letters:
ephod
Alternative clues for the word ephod
Word definitions for ephod in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context biblical Judaism English) A priestly apron, or breastplate, described in the Bible in [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_%28World_English%29/Exodus#Chapter_28 Exodus 28: vi - xxx], which only the chief priest of ancient Israel was allowed ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Jewish priestly vestment, late 14c., from Hebrew ephod , from aphad "to put on."
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
An ephod ( ’êp̄ōḏ ; or ) was an artifact and an object to be revered in ancient Israelite culture, and was closely connected with oracular practices and priestly ritual. In the Books of Samuel , David is described as wearing an ephod when dancing in the ...
Usage examples of ephod.
Upon his chest he wore a circular ephod emblazoned with Bane's sigil, a clenched fist emitting green rays of power, and in his right hand he bore a long, ornate staff topped with a fist carved in obsidian.