29:5 ; 39:22 ( cf. Lv 8: 7); with vb. נָתַן אֶת־הָא׳ עַל־ put the ephod on Aaron Lv 8:7 . 2. ephod used in consulting י׳ 1 S 23:6 א׳ borne in hand (read יָרַד וְהָא׳ בְּיָדֹו Ö We D r) v 9; 30:7 (×2) (all c. הִגִּישׁ ) + 14:18a ( הגישׁ ) & v 18b , in both read הָא׳ for ארון & v 18b also נֹשֵׂא Ö Klo D r; a. according to Thes MV Di Ex 28:6 al. properly sub 1 b ; consultation of י׳ in that case by Urim & Thummim in the breast-piece attached to the ephod ( cf. Ex 28:28–30 & v. אוּרִים ); if so, in view of נשׂא 1 S 2:2 8; 14:3 , 18 ( cf. supr .), not used elsewhere = wear except 22:18 , & of 23:6 , the word might be used by meton. for the breast- piece itself; b. others, e.g. Sta Gesch. i. 466, 471 Bu RS 115 al. , think of an image representing י׳ ; cf. following. 3. a. ephod of gold made by Gideon Ju 8:27 f or a local sanctuary, by which Isr. was ensnared; = 2 b according to ã Thes (‘sine controversia’) Stu al. + Sta Bu l.c .; orig. = gold sheathing of an image ( cf. etymol. supr. & Is 30:22 sub אֲפֻדָּה ); MV Be Kö Hauptprobleme 59 think of garment, as sub 1 v. supr. b. made (material not given) for a private, local sanctuary Ju 17:5 ; 18:14 , 17 , 18 , 20 ( || פֶּסֶל , מַסֵּכָה , תְּרָפִים in all, for Ö gives מַסֵּכָה v 2 0, om. ˜ ); cf. Ho 3:4 Isr. shall abide without king, prince, sacrifice, pillar,
ephod or teraphim; according to
Thes
al.
+ Sta Bu l.c. =
2 b
;
Stu Be Ry
al.
regard as sub
1
; in view of distinction from
פסל
,
מסכה
&
תרפים
it seems more likely that this is not an image, but some means of consulting deity, perhaps in imitation of Urim & Thummim.
•
אֵפֹד
S
641, 646
TWOT
142, 142.1a
GK
680, 681
n.pr.m.
father of a chief of Manasseh
Nu 34:23
.
•
[
אָפַד
S
640
TWOT
142, 142a
GK
679
]
vb.
denom.
gird on ephod
,
Qal
Pf.
וְאָפַדְתָּ לֹו בְּחֵשֶׁב הָאֵפֹד
Ex 29:5
and thou shalt gird the ephod upon him with the cunningly-wrought band of the ephod;
so
Impf.
בֹּו וַיֶּאְפֹּד לֹו
(
||
חגר
)
Lv 8:7
.
•
אֲפֻדָּה
S
642
TWOT
142, 142.1b
GK
682
n.f.
ephod
(
= אֵפֹוד
, for which it supplies
cstr.
&
sf.
forms
)
.
1.
of high-priest’s ephod,
cf.
אֵפוֹד
1 b
, only
Klo A. Klostermann. Sta B. Stade, Geschichte des Volkes Israel. Bu circa., Richter u. Samuel;
Stu G. Studer. Hebrew (Consonantal Text). Ry V. Ryssel.