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# forepart

noun

«forepart» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

It is the front side of the priest's ephod, where the gold chains and rings were attached to hold the breastplate.

**Interpretation.** The ephod and breastplate are read by tradition as part of the high priest's holy dress, which carried the names of the twelve tribes before God.

### Meaning

The front part of something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forepart/#m1)

### Examples

- And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains they put on the two settings, and put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, in the forepart thereof. (Torah EXO.39.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forepart/#x1)
- And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt put on the two settings, and put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, in the forepart thereof. (Torah EXO.28.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forepart/#x2)
- And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod underneath, in the forepart thereof, close by the coupling thereof, above the skilfully woven band of the ephod. (Torah EXO.39.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forepart/#x3)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «forepart» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forepart/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«forepart» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/forepart.html) on Mova free.