פַת
𐤐𐤕
fat
bread
of Persian origin; a dainty; portion (provision) of meat.
Daniel 11:26 · Word #2
Lexicon H6598
| Lemma | פַּתְבַּג |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤐𐤕𐤁𐤂 |
| Transliteration | pathbag |
| Strong's | H6598 |
| In-context | bread |
Morphology HNcmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H6598-04
portion-of
| Root | פתבג (p-t-b-g) |
| Core Meanings | portion, ration, royal provision, delicacy |
| Semantic Range | royal food portion, delicacy, ration, allotted provision from a king’s table |
| Conceptual Significance | In Daniel, פַּתְבַּג refers to the royal food allotted from the king’s table, highlighting themes of covenant faithfulness versus assimilation, and the tension between imperial provision and loyalty to YHWH’s dietary instructions. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common gender, singular construct (cfsc/cmsc). The construct state links the word to a following noun, indicating possession or specification (e.g., "portion of the king"). Loanword of Persian origin. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun פַּת (from פַּתְבַּג) appears here in the singular construct state, meaning it is grammatically bound to a following noun ("portion of …"). Rendering it as "portion-of" preserves both its core sense of an allotted royal ration and its singular construct form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root פתבג (portion, ration, royal provision, delicacy)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H6598-01 |
bag | portion-of |
H6598-02 |
bago | his delicacy-portion |
H6598-03 |
befatebag | with a delicacy-portion of |
Word Usage (8 occurrences of H6598)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel 1:5 | מִ/פַּת | mipat | from portion |
| Daniel 1:5 | בַּ֤ג | bag | food |
| Daniel 1:8 | בְּ/פַתְבַּ֥ג | befatebag | with the food |