This represents the Ketiv (written form) reading of the same Aramaic verb in Daniel 5:21, meaning to be made equal or become like. The difference from the Qere is primarily in verbal form—this Ketiv uses what appears to be a passive/reflexive form where the Qere uses the causative Piel. Both convey that Nebuchadnezzar was made like the beasts during his period of madness and humiliation. The essential meaning remains: the king underwent transformation to beast-like existence. Whether read as Ketiv or Qere, the verse describes the same historical event of Nebuchadnezzar's pride-induced insanity and subsequent beastly life.