BDB9561
[טְעֵם] verb
Pa`el
feed (Pe`al properly taste, see Biblical Hebrew); — Imperfect
3 masculine plural, accusative of grass + ל person: יְמַעְ֑מוּן
Dan 4:22; Dan 4:29, so
(suffix person) יְטַעֲמוּנֵהּ
Dan 5:21.
Strong's Lexicon
H2939
H2939 — טְּעַם
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H2939 |
|---|---|
| Word: | טְּעַם |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | (Aramaic) corresponding to H2938 |
| Language: | Aramaic |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | t`am |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | teh-am' |
| Meaning: | 1. to taste 2. causatively to feed |
| KJV Renderings: | make to eat, feed. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
טעם (am)
Daniel 4:25
- KJV: That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
- EHCC: (22), 32(29). they shall make thee to eat grass
Daniel 5:21
- KJV: And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.his heart…: or, he made his heart equal, etc
- EHCC: they fed him with grass like oxen,