{"def":{"short":"a girdle; specifically the ephod or highpriest's shoulder-piece; also generally, an image","long":["ephod",["priestly garment, shoulder-cape or mantle, outer garment",["worn by an ordinary priest and made of white stuff","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"]]]},"deriv":"rarely אֵפֹד; probably of foreign derivation","pronun":{"ipa":"ʔeˈpod̪","ipa_mod":"ʔeˈfo̞wd","sbl":"ʾēpôd","dic":"ay-PODE","dic_mod":"ay-FODE"}}