Daniel 1:16 — Word Study
WLCוַיְהִ֣י הַמֶּלְצַ֗ר נֹשֵׂא֙ אֶת־ פַּתְבָּגָ֔ם וְיֵ֖ין מִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֑ם וְנֹתֵ֥ן לָהֶ֖ם זֵרְעֹנִֽים׃
BSASohâyâh▸ the stewardmeltsâr [high-ranking officer, royal butler] continued to withholdnâsâʼ their choice foodpathbag [delicacies, special portion] and the wineyayin [fermented drink, intoxicating beverage] they were to drinkmishteh and he gavenâthan vegetables [instead]zêrôaʻ [pulse, plants for food, namely legumes]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֣י | and he was | Verb, Qal, sequential imperfect third person masculine singular |
| הַמֶּלְצַ֗ר | the guardian | Particle, noun common masculine singular absolute |
| נֹשֵׂא֙ | taking away | Verb, Qal, participle (active) masculine singular |
| אֶת־ | the object marker | Particle |
| פַּתְבָּגָ֔ם | delicaci[es] their | Noun common masculine singular construct, suffix |
| וְיֵ֖ין | and [the] wine of | Conjunction, noun common masculine singular construct |
| מִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֑ם | drink their | Noun common masculine singular construct, suffix |
| וְנֹתֵ֥ן | and giving | Conjunction, verb qal participle (active) masculine singular |
| לָהֶ֖ם | to them | Preposition, suffix |
| זֵרְעֹנִֽים׃ | vegetables | Noun common, masculine plural absolute |
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| BSB | So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and he gave them vegetables instead. |
| KJV | Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse. |
| ASV | So the steward took away their dainties, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse. |
| YLT | And the Meltzar is taking away their portion of food, and the wine of their drink, and is giving to them vegetables. |
| WEB | So the steward took away their delicacies and the wine that they were given to drink, and gave them vegetables. |
| BBE | So the keeper regularly took away their meat and the wine which was to have been their drink, and gave them grain. |
Where they part company is הַמֶּלְצַר — see How Translations Differ.
The sentence is structured around the steward's actions, with a main clause and additional phrases detailing what he withheld and what he provided.
7 commentators on this verse
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Deep Study — Daniel 1:16
Sections marked generated are written from the data on this page rather than by a named author. Everything else — the lexicon entries, the cross references, the manuscript readings, the counts — is quoted from its source unchanged.
Context — Daniel's Dietary Choicesgenerated
Daniel 1:16 describes how the steward, tasked with providing for Daniel and his friends, chose to give them vegetables instead of the king's rich food and wine. This decision reflects the dietary restrictions Daniel had set for himself, aiming for a healthier lifestyle during their time in Babylon. The surrounding verses highlight the positive effects of this choice, as Daniel and his companions appeared healthier than those consuming the royal provisions.
Cross References
The Key Word — הַמֶּלְצַר, ha.mel.Tzargenerated
The term מֶלְצָר (meltsar) refers to a steward or high-ranking officer, specifically in the context of a royal court. It is of Persian origin and indicates a position of authority and responsibility, particularly in managing provisions.
In this verse, the steward's role is pivotal as he decides what food and drink are provided to Daniel and his friends, thus influencing their health and adherence to their dietary choices.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
The translations generally agree on the meaning of the steward's actions in Daniel 1:16.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main verb in this verse is וַיְהִ֣י, and he was, which introduces the actions of the steward. The structure follows a sequence of actions: withholding the king's food and wine, and giving vegetables.
The sentence is built around the steward's decisions, with multiple noun phrases detailing what was withheld and what was given, emphasizing the contrast between royal provisions and the simpler diet chosen for Daniel.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
In the Septuagint, the word used for הַמֶּלְצַר is αβιεσδρι, which suggests a similar role of authority and management but may lack the specific connotations of stewardship found in the Hebrew.
This choice indicates a consistent understanding of the steward's role in both texts, though the Greek term may not capture the full nuance of the Hebrew.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Daniel 1:16 tells us that the steward, responsible for providing food for Daniel and his friends, chose to give them vegetables instead of the rich food and wine from the king's table. This decision was part of Daniel's commitment to a healthier diet during their time in Babylon.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Daniel refused the king's food to maintain his dietary laws and to honor his commitment to God.
The vegetables represented a simple and wholesome diet, contrasting with the rich and potentially defiling food of the Babylonian court.
The steward agreed to Daniel's request to eat vegetables instead of the king's food, showing a level of trust and respect for Daniel's choices.
After ten days, Daniel and his friends appeared healthier and better nourished than those eating the king's food.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What choices can I make in my own life to prioritize my health and well-being?
- How can I stand firm in my beliefs like Daniel did, even when faced with pressure from others?
- In what ways can I support friends who are making healthy lifestyle choices?
- What lessons can I learn from Daniel's commitment to his dietary restrictions?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
John Chrysostom comments on Daniel's health after ten days, suggesting it was a miracle rather than a mere dietary benefit.
At the end of the 10 days, Daniel and his three companions looked healthier; this was a miracle, not a proof that fasting is physically beneficial. (Fr.Early Church Fathers on Daniel 1 →
Commentators on this verse — 7 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Daniel 1:16 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThus Melzar took away the portion of their meat,.... To himself, as the Syriac version adds; he took and carried it to his own family, and made use of it himself; and the portion of four such young
Read John Gill on Daniel 1 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryThus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse. No JFB commentary on this verse.
Read Robert Jamieson on Daniel 1 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleWhich he could not but take well, for hereby he gained the costly provision of four men for the space of three years to his own use and profit. Hence observe that courtiers are no losers by the favours they procure for God’ s servants. They are most willing to serve God’ s servants when they can therein also serve themselves by it.
Read Matthew Poole on Daniel 1 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsDaniel 1:16 Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.Ver. 16. Thus Melzar took away.] See on Daniel 1:14. And gave them pulse.] This slender diet was some help to their studies; for leaden bellies make leaden wits, saith the Greek Senary; and pinguis venter macra mens, saith Jerome, A fat belly maketh a lean mind. A body farced with delicious meats and drinks unfitteth a man for divine contemplation. γαστηρπαχειαλεπτονουτικτεινοον.
Read John Trapp on Daniel 1 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges16. And the melẓ ?ar continued taking away their delicacies, … and giving them vegetable food] The Heb. idiom employed implies that the treatment which they received was now continuous.
Read Cambridge on Daniel 1 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleThus Melzar took away the portion of their meat ... - Doubtless permanently.
Read Albert Barnes on Daniel 1 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible9-16. The Rab-saris objected to the proposed change of diet — to pulse (vegetables) and water — out of “favor and compassion” for Daniel (Daniel 1:9, R.V.), and for fear of his own life if the boys
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Daniel 1 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and he gave them vegetables instead.
So the steward took away their delicacies and the wine that they were given to drink, and gave them vegetables.
So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and he gave them vegetables instead.
So the warden removed the delicacies and the wine from their diet and gave them a diet of vegetables instead.
Tyndale line
Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
So the steward took away their dainties, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse.
So the steward took away their meat, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse.
Thus Melzar took away the portion of their food, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse.
Thus Melzar tooke away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drinke, and gaue them pulse.
Strictly literal
So the steward took away their delicate food, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
And the Meltzar is taking away their portion of food, and the wine of their drink, and is giving to them vegetables.
And the Meltzar is taking away their portion of food, and the wine of their drink, and is giving to them vegetables.
And the steward took away their [apportioned] food, and the wine that they were to drink, and gave them vegetables.
So the steward took away their delicacies and their wine and gave them only vegetables.
From the Latin
So Malasar took their portions, and the wine that they should drink: and he gave them pulse.
Simplified
After that the guard didn't give them the rich food and wine, just vegetables.
So the keeper regularly took away their meat and the wine which was to have been their drink, and gave them grain.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text matches the Septuagint closely, with eight of the ten words corresponding directly. The Dead Sea Scrolls show some restoration, but the core meaning remains consistent across all witnesses.
וַיְהִ֣י הַמֶּלְצַ֗ר נֹשֵׂא֙ אֶת־ פַּתְבָּגָ֔ם וְיֵ֖ין מִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֑ם וְנֹתֵ֥ן לָהֶ֖ם זֵרְעֹנִֽים׃
8 of the 10 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
[ויהי] [המלצר] [נשא] [את] פתבג׳ם ואת יין משתי׳הם [ונתן] [ל׳הם] [זרענים]
2 words on the leather — 2 partly restored, 7 supplied entire by an editor.
ויהי המלצר [נשא] [את] [פתבג׳ם] [ויין] [משתי׳הם] [ונתן] ל׳הם זרעים
4 words on the leather — 6 supplied entire by an editor.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Daniel 1:16
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
The Hebrew word הָיָה (hayah) is a primitive root meaning to exist or become, and it encompasses a range of meanings including to happen, occur, and come to pass. It is often used in narrative contexts, particularly in phrases like "and it came to pass." The word can also denote a state of being or existence, and it appears frequently in various forms throughout the Old Testament.
הָיָה 3570 vb. fall out, come to pass, become, be
Qal
Fall out, happen
occur, take place, come about, come to pass
esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass
וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)
rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה
less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)
Come into being, become
abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come
sq. prep.
become
sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)
sq. pred. adj.
become like
sq. pred. לְ pers.
sq. לְ pred.
oft. c. לְ pred. לְ pers.
with עַל and לְ
sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of
Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming)
exist, be in existence
abide, remain, continue
with word of locality, be in or at a place, be situated, stand, lie
as copula, joining subj. & pred.
H1961 הָיָה fall out, come to pass, become, be .. . . Fall out, happen
. occur, take place, come about, come to pass
. esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass . . וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)
. rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה
. less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)
. Come into being, become . . abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come
. sq. prep.
. become . sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)
. sq. pred. adj.
. become like
. sq. pred. + לְ pers.
. sq. לְ pred.
. oft. c. לְ pred. + לְ pers.
. with עַל and לְ
. sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of
. Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming) . exist, be in existence
. abide, remain, continue
1961 hayah haw-yaw
a primitive root (compare 1933); to exist, i.e. be or become,
come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or
auxiliary):--beacon, X altogether, be(-come), accomplished,
committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint,
fall, + follow, happen, X have, last, pertain, quit
(one-)self, require, X use.
see HEBREW for 01933
הָיָה (ha.yah) — to be.
1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
1a) (Qal)
1a1) ---
1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
1a1b) to come about, come to pass
1a2) to come into being, become
1a2a) to arise, appear, come
1a2b) to become
1a2b1) to become
1a2b2) to become like
1a2b3) to be instituted, be established
1a3) to be
1a3a) to exist, be in existence
1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
1a3d) to accompany, be with
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms — Verb · Qal · sequential imperfect third person masculine singularHc/Vqw3ms
ha: The fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this Encyclopedia as "h." It came also to be used for the number 5. For name, etc., see ALPHABET.
מֶלְצָר (meltsar) is a term of Persian origin referring to a steward or officer in the Babylonian court. It appears in the context of the Babylonian exile, specifically mentioned in Daniel 1:11. The term's precise meaning is somewhat uncertain, with some sources suggesting it may also imply a guardian.
מֶלְצָר n.m. a Bab. title; dubious; perhaps guardian ?;—only c. art.
base
H4453 מֶלְצָר
4453 meltsar mel-tsawr'
of Persian derivation; the butler or other officer in the
Babylonian court:--Melzar.
מֶלְצָר (mel.tsar) — `steward`.
guardian, an officer of the court
or Melzar - a man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Dan.1.11; also translated "steward";
Art | N-ms — Particle · noun common masculine singular absoluteHTd/Ncmsa
gar'-di-an.
See FAMILY; ANGEL.
The Hebrew word נָשָׂא (nasa') means to lift, carry, or take, encompassing a wide range of applications both literal and figurative. It can refer to actions like bearing burdens, taking away, or being exalted. The entries indicate various forms and uses, including the ability to lift oneself up or cause others to bear iniquity. There is no significant disagreement among the lexicons regarding its meanings.
נָשָׂא 656 vb. lift, carry, take
Qal
lift, lift up
Bear, carry
Take, take away
Niph.
be lifted up
refl. lift oneself up = rise up, of י׳, to display power in judgment
be borne, carried
be taken away, carried off
Pi.
lift up = exalt
fig. = desire, long
carry, bear continuously
take, take away
Hithp. lift oneself up
Hiph.
cause one to bear iniquity
appar. cause to bring, have brought
base
H5375 נָשָׂא lift, carry, take .. lift, lift up
. Bear, carry
. Take, take away
. . be lifted up
. refl. lift oneself up = rise up, of י׳, to display power in judgment
. be borne, carried
. be taken away, carried off
. . lift up = exalt
. fig. = desire, long
. carry, bear continuously
. take, take away
. lift oneself up
. . cause one to bear iniquity
. appar. cause to bring, have brought
5375 nasa' naw-saw'
or nacah (Psalm 4 : 6 (7)) {naw-saw'}; a primitive root; to
lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and
figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows):--accept, advance,
arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring
(forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease,
exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further,
give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable (+ man), lade,
lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, X needs, obtain,
pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare,
stir up, + swear, take (away, up), X utterly, wear, yield.
see HEBREW for 04
see HEBREW for 06
see HEBREW for 07
נָשָׂא (na.sa) — to lift: raise.
: raise/take_up
1) to lift, bear up, carry, take
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to lift, lift up
1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure
1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted
1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up
1b3) to be borne, be carried
1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist
1c2) to desire, long (fig.)
1c3) to carry, bear continuously
1c4) to take, take away
1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself
1e) (Hiphil)
1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity)
1e2) to cause to bring, have brought
נָשָׂא (na.sa) — to lift: bear.
: look/lift(eyes)
1) to lift, bear up, carry, take
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to lift, lift up
1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure
1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted
V-Qal — Verb · Qal · participle (active) masculine singularHVqrmsa
אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).
אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite
base
H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite
853 'eth ayth
apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of
entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more
definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or
namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).
see HEBREW for 0226
אֵת (et) — [Obj.].
sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)
HTo — ParticleHTo
פַּת־בָּג (pathbag) is a masculine noun of Persian origin that refers to a choice portion or delicacy, particularly food meant for a king. The entries consistently describe it as a provision of meat or a dainty, emphasizing its association with luxury and special meals.
[פַּת־בָּג] (read always [פַּתְבָּג]) n.[m.] portion (of food) for king, delicacies
base
H6598 פַּת־בָּג, פַּתְבַּג
6598 pathbag pathbag'
of Persian origin; a dainty:--portion (provision) of meat.
פַּת־בָּג (pat.bag) — choice.
portion of food for king, delicacies
N-ms | Suff — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffixHNcmsc/Sp3mp
יַ֫יִן (yayin) means 'wine' and is associated with fermentation and intoxication. It appears in various contexts, including banqueting. The word is derived from an unused root that suggests the idea of effervescence.
יַ֫יִן 141 n.m. wine
base
H3196 יַ֫יִן wine
3196 yayin yah'-yin
from an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine (as
fermented); by implication, intoxication:--banqueting, wine,
wine(-bibber).
יַ֫יִן (ya.yin) — wine.
wine
Conj | N-ms — Conjunction · noun common masculine singular constructHC/Ncmsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
מִשְׁתֶּה (mishteh) refers to a feast or banquet, as well as the act of drinking. It is derived from a root meaning to drink and encompasses both the act of drinking and the social gatherings associated with it. The term is noted in various contexts, including celebrations and meals.
מִשְׁתֶּה 45 n.m. 1. feast. 2. drink
base
H4960 מִשְׁתֶּה 1. feast. 2. drink
4960 mishteh mish-teh'
from 8354; drink, by implication, drinking (the act); also
(by implication) a banquet or (generally) feast:--banquet,
drank, drink, feast((-ed), -ing).
see HEBREW for 08354
מִשְׁתֶּה (mish.teh) — feast.
1) feast, drink, banquet
1a) feast, banquet
1b) drink
Aramaic equivalent: mish.teh (מִשְׁתֶּה "feast" H4961)
N-ms | Suff — Noun common masculine singular construct · suffixHNcmsc/Sp3mp
The Hebrew word נָתַן (natan) means 'to give' and encompasses a wide range of applications such as putting, setting, and making. It can also indicate actions like bestowing, delivering, and assigning. The entries describe its use in various forms, including Qal, Niphal, and Hophal, but do not present any significant disagreements among lexicons.
נָתַן 2007 vb. give, put, set
Qal 1917
give
Put, set
Make, constitute
Niph.
82be given
Be put, set
Hoph.
be given, bestowed
= be given to one for wife
be put upon
base
H5414 נָתַן give, put, set .. give
. Put, set
. Make, constitute
. . be given
. Be put, set
. . . be given, bestowed
. = be given to one for wife
. be put upon
5414 nathan naw-than'
a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of
application (put, make, etc.):--add, apply, appoint, ascribe,
assign, X avenge, X be ((healed)), bestow, bring (forth,
hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, +
cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, X doubtless, X
without fail, fasten, frame, X get, give (forth, over, up),
grant, hang (up), X have, X indeed, lay (unto charge, up),
(give) leave, lend, let (out), + lie, lift up, make, + O that,
occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, X
pull , put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send
(out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), + sing, + slander,
strike, (sub-)mit, suffer, X surely, X take, thrust, trade,
turn, utter, + weep, + willingly, + withdraw, + would (to)
God, yield.
נָתַן (na.tan) — to give: give.
: give/deliver/send/produce
1) to give, put, set
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend
1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate
1a3) to make, constitute
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned
1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted
1c) (Hophal)
1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up
1c2) to be put upon
נָתַן (na.tan) — to give: put.
: put/set/apppoint
1) to give, put, set
1a) (Qal)
Conj | V-Qal — Conjunction · verb qal participle (active) masculine singularHC/Vqrmsa
הֶם (hem) — them.
Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine plural
HRd/Sp3mp — Preposition · suffixHRd/Sp3mp
זֵרֹעַ (zeroa`) and זֵֽרְעֹן (zar.on) both refer to vegetables, specifically in the plural form. These terms appear in the context of food, as seen in the book of Daniel (1:12, 1:16). They derive from the root related to sowing, indicating something that is cultivated.
H2235a זֵרֹעַ vegetable H2235b זֵֽרְעֹן id. [2235a]
2235 zeroa` zay-ro'-ah
or zeraSon {zay-raw-ohn'}; from 2232; something sown (only in
the plural), i.e. a vegetable (as food):--pulse.
see HEBREW for 02232
זֵרֹעַ (ze.ro.a) — vegetable.
vegetables (as sown)
Also means: zar.on (זֵֽרְעֹן "vegetable" H2235B)
זֵֽרְעֹן (zar.on) — vegetable.
vegetables (as sown)
Another spelling of ze.ro.a (זֵרֹעַ "vegetable" H2235A)
N-mp — Noun common · masculine plural absoluteHNcmpa