/shoh"bred'/ , n. Judaism.
the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5-9.
Also, showbread .
[ 1530; SHEW + BREAD, modeled on G Schaubrot, which renders Gk ártoi enópioi, trans. of Heb lehem panim ]