Lexicon
זֵרֹעַ
ze.ro.a
H2235A
H:N-M Hebrew

vegetable

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ze.ro.a denotes vegetables requested as food alongside water in Daniel 1:12.

The attested use refers to vegetables as food: in Daniel 1:12 they are requested to eat together with water to drink.

Senses in use

  1. Vegetables requested for food · dominant

    In Daniel 1:12, the masculine plural absolute form occurs in the request to give the servants food to eat and water to drink; the APB renders the clause, "give us some of the vegetables to eat and water to drink."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 1:12, the APB presents the request as "some of the vegetables to eat." The verse is read as a whole, but its clause confirms the food context.

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