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).
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Diet
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr (1915). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.