SHEWBREAD


Meaning of SHEWBREAD in English

n.

Variant: or show · bread

Pronunciation: ' sh ō - ˌ bred

Function: noun

Etymology: translation of German Schaubrot

Date: 1526

: consecrated unleavened bread ritually placed by the Jewish priests of ancient Israel on a table in the sanctuary of the Tabernacle on the Sabbath

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