Encyclopedia of The Bible – Teat
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TEAT. The KJV tr. of שַׁד, H8716, (Isa 32:12) and of דַּד, H1843, (Ezek 23:3, 21). RSV BREAST. In the Isaiah passage it is said that the women of Israel will beat upon their breasts in mourning for the pleasures they once enjoyed, but which are theirs no longer. In Ezekiel, Israel is told that she has played the harlot with Egypt.