5:13 … וְאַף כִּי־אָמַר אֵלֶיךָ and the more ( = and how much rather ), when he hath said to thee, etc. More commonly in this sense strengthened by כִּי ( q.v. ), v. infr.
אַף כִּי 1. furthermore •Ez 23:40 Hb 2:5 ( Ges quin imo, quin etiam ). 2. in a qu. , indeed (is it) that …? • Gn 3:1 אַף כִּי־אָמַר אֱלֹהִים indeed, that God has said …? i.e. has God really said …? ( cf. הַאַף above). 3. with ref. to a preceding sentence (which is often introduced by הֵן or הִנֵּה ) yea, that …! i.e. how much more (or less )! • Pr. 11:31 lo, the righteous is recompensed in the earth אַֹ́ף כִּי רָשָׁע וְחֹוטֵא ‚tis indeed that ( = how much more) the wicked and the sinner! 15:11 ; 17:7 ; 19:7 , 10 Jb 9:1 4; 15:16 ; 25:6 1 S 14:30 1 K 8:27 ( = 2 Ch 6:1 8) lo, the heavens … cannot contain thee ַ˜אף כִּי הַבַּיִת הַוֶּה ‚tis indeed that this house (cannot do so), i.e. how much less this house! 2 Ch 32:15 . So וְאַף כִּי •Dt 31:27 1 S 21:6 (perhaps; v. RS Semi.436 Dr Sm 293) 23:3 2 S 16:11 2 K 5:1 3. (In Jb 35:14 ( Hi D e) Ne 9:18 אַף כִּי is simply = yea, when …)
אפד
(
existence & meaning
dub. Thes MV
al.
identify with
אָפַד
gird on
, but this denom.
v. infr
.;
Lag
BN 178; GN 1890, p. 15
proposes
وفد
(
wfd
),
come as ambassador
, as
√
of
אֵפֹוד
)
.
אֵפֹוד S 640 TWOT 142a GK 679 (28 times) & אֵפֹד S 641, 646 TWOT 142, 142.1a GK 680, 681 (20 times) n.m. Ex 28:7 ephod ( Ethiopic ˜˜˜ ( ˒efud ) cf. Aramaic
ܦܶܕܬܳܐ
(
pedto
)
id.
(on meaning
v. Lag
l.c.), perhaps also Assyrian
pid, pittu
Zim
BP 39;
on form v. Ges § 84 a 12.
R.
but
Lag
l.c. comp.
وفاد
(
wf˒d
), & thinks
אֵפֹוד
shortened from
חֵשֶׁב הָא׳
‘
robe of approach
’ to Good
)
—
א׳
abs.
Ex 25:7
+;
cstr.
1 S 2:18
+;—
1.
ephod
, priestly garment, shoulder-cape or mantle;
a.
as worn by ordinary priest made of white stuff (
בַּד
)
1 S 22:18
;
נֹשֵׂא א׳
cf.
2
; so Samuel as a temple-servant
2:8
,
חָגוּר א׳
girt with an eph.
; so David when dancing before ark
2 S 6:14
(
id.
)
1 Ch 15:27
וְעַל דויד 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,
Ex 25:7
;
28:4
,
6
,
12
,
15
;
29:5
;
35:9
,
27
;
39:2
,
7
+
17 times
Ex 28
,
39
, also
Lv 8:7
;
cf.
prob.
1 S 2:28
(
נֹשֵׂא א׳
)
14:3
;
21:10
(
v.
sub
2
);
חְשֶׁב הָא׳
Ex 28:2
7,
28
;
29:5
;
39:20
,
21 Lv 8:
7;
מְעִיל הָא׳
Ex
RS W. Robertson Smith, Religion of Semites.