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| + | <p>Shemot 28 discusses the making of the Ephod, including the materials to be used, the various sections of the garment, the stones to be placed on top and how it was to be attached to the Breastplate.  Despite the length of the description, however, much is left unknown. How long was the Ephod?  Did it cover the front, back or both? Even aspects which are explicitly discussed contain ambiguous or unknown terms, making it difficult for the reader to reconstruct what the garment looked like:</p> | ||
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| + | <li>"הָאֵפֹד" – What does the word Ephod mean?  Does this term refer to a specific part of the garment, separate from the "כְתֵפֹת" and "חֵשֶׁב"  mentioned later?</li> | ||
| + | <li>"שְׁתֵּי כְתֵפֹת" - What are "כְתֵפֹת"? The root "כתף" means shoulder or side, but is the verse referring to shoulder straps, shoulder pads, or some other garb that reaches to the shoulder?</li> | ||
| + | <li>"חֵשֶׁב אֲפֻדָּתוֹ" – Vayikra 8:7's statement, "וַיַּחְגֹּר אֹתוֹ בְּחֵשֶׁב הָאֵפֹד" suggests that the "חֵשֶׁב" was some sort of belt, but reveals nothing regarding how this belt functioned or looked.  How might the related term, "מַעֲשֵׂה חֹשֵׁב",<fn>See Shemot 26:1, 26:31, 28:6 or 28:15.</fn> referring to skilled work (from the root "חשב", meaning to think), shed light on its appearance?</li> | ||
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Version as of 00:39, 27 March 2020
Ephod – Appearance
Introduction
Shemot 28 discusses the making of the Ephod, including the materials to be used, the various sections of the garment, the stones to be placed on top and how it was to be attached to the Breastplate. Despite the length of the description, however, much is left unknown. How long was the Ephod? Did it cover the front, back or both? Even aspects which are explicitly discussed contain ambiguous or unknown terms, making it difficult for the reader to reconstruct what the garment looked like:
- "הָאֵפֹד" – What does the word Ephod mean? Does this term refer to a specific part of the garment, separate from the "כְתֵפֹת" and "חֵשֶׁב" mentioned later?
- "שְׁתֵּי כְתֵפֹת" - What are "כְתֵפֹת"? The root "כתף" means shoulder or side, but is the verse referring to shoulder straps, shoulder pads, or some other garb that reaches to the shoulder?
- "חֵשֶׁב אֲפֻדָּתוֹ" – Vayikra 8:7's statement, "וַיַּחְגֹּר אֹתוֹ בְּחֵשֶׁב הָאֵפֹד" suggests that the "חֵשֶׁב" was some sort of belt, but reveals nothing regarding how this belt functioned or looked. How might the related term, "מַעֲשֵׂה חֹשֵׁב",1 referring to skilled work (from the root "חשב", meaning to think), shed light on its appearance?
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