1) ephod

1a) priestly garment, shoulder-cape or mantle, outer garment

1a1) worn by an ordinary priest and made of white stuff

1a2) worn by the high priest-more costly, woven of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and linen threads provided with shoulder-pieces and a breast piece of like material, ornamented with gems and gold

1b) a metallic covering for idols, a plating over

Root √אפד: אפד אָפַד אֵפוֹד gird on come as ambassador وفد (existence & mng. dub. Thes MV al. identify with, but this denom. v. infr.; Lag BN 178, GN 1890, p. 15 prop. as √ of).

אֲפֻדָּה n.f ephod of high priest’s ephod of sheathing of idol-images .