"showbread" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: showbreads [plural]
Etymology: From show + bread. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|show|bread}} show + bread Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} showbread (countable and uncountable, plural showbreads)
  1. (religion) The twelve loaves of bread placed daily by the Jewish priests in the Holy Place on the table. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Religion Synonyms: shew bread, show bread Related terms: the bread of the Presence, the continual bread, the layer bread, Holy bread, the bread of presentation
    Sense id: en-showbread-en-noun-YwjnJNRD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: lifestyle, religion

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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