שְׁתָה shᵉthâh — (Aramaic) corresponding to H8354

pronounced sheth-aw' · Strong's H8355 · 5 occurrences in the Aramaic Bible · 1 stem: Pe'al

Translated in the KJV as drink.

(Aramaic) corresponding to H8354.

shᵉthâh in each stem

Pe'al 5×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Participle (active) 2Perfect (qatal) 2Imperfect (yiqtol) 1

שָׁתֵֽה Dan 5:1 Participle (active), masculine singular

Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. (KJV)

וְיִשְׁתּ֣וֹן Dan 5:2 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine plural

Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein. (KJV)

וְאִשְׁתִּ֣יו Dan 5:3 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person masculine plural

Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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