הָ/אֵפֹ֖ד

𐤄/𐤀𐤐𐤃

haefod

of the ephod

rarely אֵפֹד; probably of foreign derivation; a girdle; specifically the ephod or highpriest's shoulder-piece; also generally, an image; ephod.

H646

Exodus 39:22 · Word #4

Lexicon H646

Lemmaאֵפוֹד
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤐𐤅𐤃
Transliterationʼêphôwd
Strong'sH646
In-contextof the ephod

Morphology HTd/Ncmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H646-02

the priestly girded-vestment

Morphological NotesNoun common masculine singular absolute with prefixed definite article (הַ). No pronominal suffix; definite by article.
Rendering RationaleThe noun אֵפוֹד denotes a sacred garment associated with being girded or bound onto the body, likely reflecting the core idea of a bound or fitted vestment. The form is masculine singular absolute with the definite article ("the"), which is preserved in the rendering "the priestly girded-vestment."

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root אפד (girding, binding on, priestly vestment, sacred garment)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H642-01 afudat girding-of
H642-02 afudato his girded-ephod
H646-01 efod a priestly girding-vest

Word Usage (49 occurrences of H646)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Exodus 25:7 לָ/אֵפֹ֖ד laefod for the ephod
Exodus 28:4 וְ/אֵפוֹד֙ veefod and an ephod
Exodus 28:6 הָ/אֵפֹ֑ד haefod the ephod