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show·bread

Judaism the twelve loaves of unleavened bread placed at the altar in the ancient Temple as a token offering every Sabbath by the priests

Origin of showbread

from earlier shewbread from shew + bread, after German schaubrot, Luther's translated, translation of Classical Hebrew (language) lechim panim, literally , bread of the (divine) face, or presence

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The 12 loaves of blessed unleavened bread placed in the sanctuary of the Tabernacle every Sabbath by the Hebrew priests of ancient Israel as an offering.

Origin of showbread

Translation of German Schaubrot ( Schau sight, show ) ( Brot bread ) translation of Greek artoi enōpioi ( artoi ) ( pl. of artos loaf of bread ) ( enōpioi ) ( pl. of enōpios facing ) translation of Hebrew lehem pānîm ( lehem bread ) ( pānîm divine presence )

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Noun

(plural showbreads)

The twelve loaves of bread placed daily by the Jewish priests in the Holy Place on the table.

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