showbread
showbread noun: the twelve loaves of bread placed daily by the Jewish priests in the Holy Place on the table.
Noun
showbread (countable and uncountable, plural showbreads)
- The twelve loaves of bread placed daily by the Jewish priests in the Holy Place on the table.
- There is sett on the Board a high heap of Soule-cakes lyeing one upon another like the picture of the Sew-Bread in the old Bibles.1687, John Aubrey, Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme, page 23
- Synonyms:
- facebread
Synonyms of showbread
Forms of showbread
| plural | showbreads |
|---|---|
| alternative form | show bread |
| alternative form (obsolete) | shew bread |
| alternative form (obsolete) | shew-bread |
| alternative form (obsolete) | shewbread |
Origin of showbread
From show + bread.
Questions about showbread
- What does showbread mean?
- Showbread means the twelve loaves of bread placed daily by the Jewish priests in the Holy Place on the table.
- What part of speech is showbread?
- Showbread is a noun.
- What is the plural of showbread?
- The plural of showbread is showbreads.
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