H6598 פַּתְבַּג (pathbag) pathbag'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

choice

Strong's Definition

a dainty

Derivation: of Persian origin;

KJV Usage: portion (provision) of meat.

TWOT Reference: 1851

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) portion of food for king, delicacies

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

פַּת־בָּג (pat.bag) — choice. portion of food for king, delicacies

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

פַּתְ־בַּג (H6598) — פַּתְבַּג

noun m

Food

food = any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink ► in order to maintain life and growth; only used for food eaten by a king

DAN 1:5 · DAN 1:8 · DAN 1:13 · DAN 1:15 · DAN 1:16 · DAN 11:26

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[פַּת־בָּג] (read always [פַּתְבָּג]) n.[m.] portion (of food) for king, delicacies base

Bible Occurrences (6)

1:5 1:8 1:13 1:15 1:16 11:26

Daniel 1:5

The king assigned them daily provisions of the royal food and wine.... They were to be trained for three years, after which they were to enter... the king’s service.

Daniel 1:8

But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine.... So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.

Daniel 1:13

Then compare... our appearances with those of the young men who are eating the royal food, and deal with your servants according to what you see.

Daniel 1:15

And at the end of ten days, they looked... healthier and better nourished... than all the young men who were eating the king’s food.

Daniel 1:16

So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and he gave them vegetables [instead].

Daniel 11:26

Those who eat from his provisions will seek to destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall slain.