noun Judaism.
- a richly embroidered, apronlike vestment having two shoulder straps and ornamental attachments for securing the breastplate, worn with a waistband by the high priest. Ex. 28:6, 7, 25–28.
noun
- Old Testament an embroidered vestment believed to resemble an apron with shoulder straps, worn by priests in ancient Israel
Hebrew ephod, from aphad “to put on.”