noun
- plural of showbread; the twelve loaves of bread placed weekly on a table in the ancient Jewish temple as an offering to God
Usage: biblical; religious
Examples
- The priests replaced the showbreads every Sabbath in the temple.
- According to biblical law, only the priests could eat the old showbreads.
- The showbreads were arranged in two rows on the golden table.
- The ritual of the showbreads was an important part of temple worship.
- Fresh showbreads were baked weekly for the sacred ceremony.