the loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on the table beside the altar of incense in the tabernacle or temple of ancient Israel (Exodus 25:30; Leviticus 24:5–9)
Word origin
on the model of German Schaubrot, a translation of the Greek artoi enōpioi, a translation of the Hebrew lechem pānīm, literally: bread of the presence
shewbread in American English
(ˈʃoʊˌbrɛd)
noun
Archaic
showbread
Word origin
shew + bread, after Ger schaubrot, Luther's transl. for Heb lechem panim, lit., bread of (the divine) face, or presence