The meaning of “יֶקֶב”
Understanding yeqeb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
fats, presses, press-fat, wine(-press). - a trough (as dug out) - specifically, a wine-vat (whether the lower one, into ...
יֶקֶב
fats, presses, press-fat, wine(-press). - a trough (as dug out) - specifically, a wine-vat (whether the lower one, into which the juice drains - or the upper, in which the grapes are crushed) 1) wine vat, wine-press
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 18:30 | “Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshingfloor, and as the increase of the winepress.” Word: יֶקֶב (yeqeb) | |
| Judges 7:25 | “And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan. ” Word: יֶקֶב (yeqeb) | |
| Job 24:11 | “Which make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.” Word: יֶקֶב (yeqeb) | |
| Isaiah 16:10 | “And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I have made their vintage shouting to cease.” Word: יֶקֶב (yeqeb) | |
| Hosea 9:2 | “The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her.” Word: יֶקֶב (yeqeb) |
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