ephod
e.phud.dah denotes a crafted item associated with an ephod and, in Isaiah, occurs in a clause about covered images.
The attested usage most often places the construct form in descriptions of the workmanship associated with an ephod; a separate occurrence appears in Isaiah's clause concerning silver-covered idols and gold-plated images.
Senses in use
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Crafted item associated with an ephod · dominant
In Exodus 28:8 the construct noun occurs in the clause about the artwork upon it, and the APB renders the surrounding description as “The artwork of its ephod.” Exodus 39:5 likewise places the construct form in a statement that this artwork was made in gold, blue, purple, scarlet worm, and twisted linen.
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Item in a clause about covered images · occasional
In Isaiah 30:22 the feminine singular construct form occurs in the statement about silver-covered idols and gold-plated images, which the APB says will be defiled and scattered as unclean things. The translation does not isolate the noun's specific English contribution.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the Exodus clauses with “artwork of its ephod” and “artwork of his ephod.” In Isaiah 30:22 it instead presents covered idols and plated images, without isolating this noun in the translation.