Shōw'-brēad, n.

n. (Jewish Antiq.) Bread of exhibition; the loaves of bread which the priest of the week placed before the Lord, on the golden table in the sanctuary. They were made of fine flour unleavened, and changed every Sabbath. The loaves were twelve in number, and represented the twelve tribes of Israel. They were to be eaten by the priests only, and that in the holy place. [Written also shew-bread.]