Lexical Definition

‎פַּתְבַּג‎ pathbag (pathbag') choice ^H:N-M
of Persian origin

portion (provision) of meat.

• a dainty

1) portion of food for king, delicacies

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎פַּתבָּֿג‎] (read always [‎פַּתְבָּג‎]) noun [masculine] portion (of food) for king, delicacies (Persian loanword, compare Sanskrit prati-bhâga, Zend [pati-baga; whence] Greek transliteration ποτί‐βαζις, Syriac ; Gildem^{ZKM iv. 213 f.} Lag^{Ges. Abh.73} Bev^Dn Dr^Dn); — construct ‎פַּתבַּֿג הַמֶּלֶךְ‎ Dan 1:5; Dan 1:8; Dan 1:13; Dan 1:15, suffix ‎פַּתבָּֿגָם‎ vDan 1:16, ‎אֹכְלֵי‎ ‎פַתבָּֿגוֺ‎ Dan 11:26.

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