Exodus 39:8:6Exod.39.8.W6TAB
אֵפֹ֑ד
efod
“the ephod”
- Transliteration
- e-FOD
- Extended
- eh-FOHD
- IPA
- /ʔeː.ˈfoð/
Meaning by language
- English
- the ephod
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-FOD
- phraseyour reading level
ke-ma-a-SEH e-FOD
- clause
va-ya-AS et-ha-KHO-shen ma-a-SEH kho-SHEV ke-ma-a-SEH e-FOD
- sentence
va-ya-AS et-ha-KHO-shen ma-a-SEH kho-SHEV ke-ma-a-SEH e-FOD za-HAV te-KHE-let ve-ar-ga-MAN ve-to-LA-at sha-NI ve-SHESH mash-ZAR
Exegesis
The construct chain maʿaseh ḥōšēv {מַעֲשֵׂה חֹשֵׁב | maʿăšeh ḥōšēv} ‘work of a skillful craftsman’ specifies the artisan’s role, while kə-maʿaseh ʾēpōd {כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֵפֹד | kə-maʿăšeh ʾēpōd} ‘like the work of the ephod’ establishes a direct comparison.
Root and etymology
א־פ־ד
“to bind or wrap”
In context — Exodus 39:8
And he made the breastpiece , a work of a skillful craftsman , like the work of the ephod, of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twisted linen.
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 39:8, so the Hebrew word אֵפֹ֑ד (efod) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.39.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.8.W6.S1) and character.