HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3342
יֶ֫קֶב
ye.qev — wine
wine vat, wine-press
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Wine-press
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H904
בִּגְתָן
big.tan — Bigthan
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.2.21; also called Bigthana at Est.6.2; § Bigthan = "in their wine-press" a eunuch in king Ahasuerus' (Xerxes) court
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H903
בִּגְתָא
big.ta — Bigtha
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Est.1.10 § Bigtha = "in the wine-press" a eunuch in king Ahasuerus' (Xerxes) court
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1665
גִּתִּית
git.tit — Gittith
§ Gittith = "a wine-press" a musical instrument? from Gath? and used in three Psalm titles- Ps 8:1; 81:1; 84:1; a song title used for the Feast of Booths
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Consisted of two vats or receptacles, (1) a trough (Heb. gath, Gr. lenos) into which the grapes were thrown and where they were trodden upon and bruised (Isa. 16:10; Lam. 1:15; Joel 3:13); and (2) a trough or vat (Heb. yekebh, Gr. hypolenion) into which the juice ran from the trough above, the gath (Neh. 13:15; Job 24:11; Isa. 63:2, 3; Hag. 2:16; Joel 2:24). Wine-presses are found in almost every part of Palestine. They are “the only sure relics we have of the old days of Israel before the Captivity. Between Hebron and Beersheba they are found on all the hill slopes; they abound in southern Judea; they are no less common in the many valleys of Carmel; and they are numerous in Galilee.” The “treading of the wine-press” is emblematic of divine judgment (Isa. 63:2; Lam. 1:15; Rev. 14:19, 20).
Scripture references
Isaiah 16:10Lamentations 1:15Joel 3:13Nehemiah 13:15Job 24:11Isaiah 63:2Isaiah 63:3Haggai 2:16Joel 2:24Revelation 14:19Revelation 14:20
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.