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ephod

Meaningto clothe

Common meaning: a priestly vestment

Journey through time

  1. Hebrewaphad‘to put on, clothe’source
  2. Hebrewmeaning shiftsto put on, clothe → a vestmentephod‘a vestment’source
  3. Englishephod‘a priestly vestment’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Hebrew aphad ‘to clothe’.

Roots

  • aphad Hebrew “to clothe”

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