Bible Dictionary
DIET
Diet means a prescribed daily portion or allowance of food. In Scripture it refers especially to the provision given to Jehoiachin while imprisoned in Babylon.
Definition
Diet means a prescribed daily allowance or portion of food. It is a measured provision assigned to a person rather than a general reference to eating habits.
Biblical Usage
The term refers particularly to the daily allowance given to Jehoiachin, king of Judah, while he was imprisoned in Babylon.
Historical Background
The word translates a Hebrew term meaning prescribed portion. The parallel account in 2 Kings also records the provision made for Jehoiachin.
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>di'-et ('aruchah, "prescribed"): A daily allowance or portion of food, as that given by King Evil-merodach to Jehoiachin, king of Judah (Jer 52:34 the King James Version; compare 2Ki 25:30).</p>