# \*ʾipād-: 'a costly or sacral garment, tunic, ephod'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾipād-, 'a costly or sacral garment, tunic, ephod': reflexes in 7 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾipād- |
| Meaning | 'a costly or sacral garment, tunic, ephod' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ʾēpôd, the high priest's garment; ʾăpuddā (HALOT 77) | HALOT 77 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ỉpd: ttrp šmm k r&lt;k&gt;s ỉpdk (KTU 1.5 I 5; DULAT 85–86) | KTU 1.5 I 5; DULAT 85–86 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | epattu, pl. epadātu (OA) (CAD E 183) | CAD E 183 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | pedtā (HALOT 77; DULAT 85); ʾāpūdā (HALOT 77) | HALOT 77; DULAT 85 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | /ʔipdum/ (DULAT 85) | DULAT 85 |  |
| Phoenician | ʾpdt (Krahmalkov 68) | Krahmalkov 68 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ʾipādu (Buck 2019, 324) | Buck 2019, 324 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

DULAT 85 sets Ug. ỉpd beside Hb. ʔp(w)d, Syr. pedtā, Ebla /ʔipdum/ and Akk. epattu. HALOT 77 describes the ephod as a cuirass-like sacral garment common in Asia Minor. Not 364 \*sū-t- 'garment' nor 3227 \*ŝaml-at- 'outer garment, cloak'.

## Linked from

- [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>)

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