shewbread

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shew·bread

S0340500 (shō′brĕd′)n. Variant of showbread.

shewbread

(ˈʃəʊˌbrɛd) or

showbread

n (Judaism) Old Testament 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)[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]

shew•bread

or show•bread

(ˈʃoʊˌbrɛd)

n. Judaism. the bread placed every Sabbath in the holy of holies of the tabernacle and the Temple as an offering by the priests to God. [1530; modeled on German Schaubrot, rendering Greek ártoi enṓpioi, translation of Hebrew leḥem pānīm]