"shew-bread" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shew-breads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} shew-bread (countable and uncountable, plural shew-breads)
  1. Twelve loaves of bread placed on the altar in Jewish Temples and renewed periodically. See showbread. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: shew bread, shewbread, showbread
    Sense id: en-shew-bread-en-noun-mk1YGCLC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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