showbread en · NOUN
Etymology
From show + bread.
Meanings
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(countable, historical, uncountable) 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shew bread | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| shew-bread | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| showbreads | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| show bread | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shewbread | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Relateds
Holy bread · the bread of the Presence · the bread of presentation · the continual bread · the layer bread