- Original: אפד - Transliteration: 'Ephod - Phonetic: ay-fode' - Definition: Ephod = a (special) girdle 1. the father of a chief of manasseh - Origin: the same as H646 shortened - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: the same as H646 shortened; Ephod an Israelite: - Ephod. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Ephod, 1 Numbers 34:23