How many times is ephod mentioned in the Bible?
The word ephod appears 52 times in the King James Version, in 42 verses. It is found in 8 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses ephod 50 times.
Ephod in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of ephod counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| ephod | 52 | 50 |
| Total | 52 | 50 |
First and last mention of ephod
Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.
For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:
The verse that uses it most is Exodus 28:28, 3 times (tied with Exodus 29:5, Exodus 39:21):
And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.
Where the two translations differ
2 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 0 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Exodus 28:8: counted in the KJV only
And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
The skillfully woven band, which is on it, that is on him, shall be like its work and of the same piece; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
Exodus 39:5: counted in the KJV only
And the curious girdle of his ephod, that was upon it, was of the same, according to the work thereof; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the LORD commanded Moses.
The skillfully woven band that was on it, with which to fasten it on, was of the same piece, like its work; of gold, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen; as Yahweh commanded Moses.
Common questions
How many times is ephod in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 52 of the 52 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Ephod appears in 8 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Exodus has the most (31), then 1 Samuel (9) and Judges (6).
Where is ephod first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Exodus 25:7: "Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate." The last is Hosea 3:4.
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.