pat denotes a small portion, usually food for eating or sharing, and can describe broken pieces or ice compared to pieces.

The term most often denotes a small portion of food in scenes of hospitality, eating, sharing, or want. Its plural forms also occur for pieces in a grain offering and for ice presented by comparison as pieces.

1. A small portion of food · dominant

   Singular forms occur in requests, meals, and statements about eating. In Genesis 18:5 the APB renders the host's provision as “a morsel of food”; in 2 Samuel 12:3 the lamb eats from the poor man's portion, and in Ruth 2:14 the APB renders the meal instruction, “dip your piece in the vinegar.”

   Genesis 18:51 Kings 17:111 Samuel 28:222 Samuel 12:3Job 31:17Ruth 2:14
2. Pieces in an offering instruction · occasional

   Plural absolute forms occur in the grain-offering instructions. In Leviticus 2:6 the APB renders the action, “Break it into morsels and pour oil upon it”; Leviticus 6:14 likewise places the plural form within instruction concerning the offering.

   Leviticus 2:6Leviticus 6:14
3. Pieces used for ice by comparison · rare

   In Psalm 147:17 the plural absolute form occurs in the clause comparing thrown ice to small pieces. The APB renders the comparison, “He who throws his ice like morsels.”

   Psalm 147:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with “morsel of food” or “morsel,” while Ruth 2:14 has “piece” and Psalm 147:17 compares ice to “morsels.” These are renderings within whole-verse translations rather than definitions.