And at the endוּמִקְצָתof tenעֲשָׂרָהdaysיָמִיםtheir appearanceמַרְאֵיהֶםwas seen to beנִרְאָהbetterטוֹבand fatterוּבְרִיאֵיin fleshבָּשָׂרthan allמִן כָּלthe youthsהַיְלָדִיםwho were eatingהָאֹכְלִיםthe delicaciesאֵת פַּתְבַּגof the king.הַמֶּלֶךְ
Daniel 1:15
Study it in the app“And at the end of ten days their appearance was seen to be better and fatter in flesh than all the youths who were eating the delicacies of the king.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Daniel 1:15, word by word
- And at the endקְצָתketsat
end
The far point, the tip; "after a time".
Where else “ketsat” appears- of tenעֲשָׂרָהasara
ten
Ten.
Where else “asara” appears- daysיָמִיםyamim
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yamim” appears- their appearanceמַרְאֵיmare
appearance
The appearance of someone or something: how it looks, beautiful or ugly.
Where else “mare” appears- was seen to beנִרְאָהnira
appear
To let oneself be seen: YHWH let Abram see him.
Where else “nira” appears- betterטוֹבtov
better
Worth more or more profitable than something it is compared with.
Where else “tov” appears- and fatterבְרִיאֵיverie
fat
Fat, well fed.
Where else “verie” appears- in fleshבָּשָׂרbasar
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “basar” appears- the youthsיְלָדִיםyeladim
youth
Young males, no longer children but not yet full-grown men.
Where else “yeladim” appears- who were eatingאֹכְלִיםochlim
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “ochlim” appears- the delicaciesפַּתְבַּגpatbag
delicacies
Delicacies: the fine food of the king's table (a word of Persian origin).
Where else “patbag” appears- of the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears
The context
14And he listened to them in this matter and tested them ten days.
15 · This verse (above)
16So the steward kept taking away their delicacies and the wine they were to drink, and giving them vegetables.