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showbread

showbread

9.9
Bread placed on a table in the ancient Jewish Temple as an offering to God
  • noun
  • /ˈʃoʊˌbrɛd/
  • Archaic
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  • The priest arranged the showbread on the sacred table in the Temple.

Examples

  • According to tradition, only the priests were permitted to eat the showbread from the sacred table.

  • In ancient rituals, the showbread symbolized God's presence among the people of Israel.

  • Each week, fresh showbread was placed before the altar as part of the ritual.

  • The tradition of showbread is described in ancient religious texts.

  • The showbread was placed on the altar every Sabbath.

  • In ancient times, the showbread symbolized God's presence.

  • The priests replaced the showbread weekly as an offering to God in the Temple.

Synonyms

shewbread
vsshowbread
  • Archaic
9.9

Bread placed on a table in the ancient Jewish temple as a regular offering to God

is not described as a continual offering on the temple table

Surface Forms

showbread singular
showbreads plural

Morphology

showbread = show + bread (semi-transparent) = show + bread

The components 'show' + 'bread' are recognizable, but the sense refers to a specific ritual 'bread of presence' in the Temple that is not fully predictable from the compound.

Etymology

The word showbread joins show and bread and comes from the practice of placing bread 'on display' before God on the Temple table in ancient times. So, showbread means the special loaves put on the sacred table as an 'offering'.