1660. gath

Lexicon

gath: Winepress

Original Word: גַּת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: gath
Pronunciation: gath
Phonetic Spelling: (gath)
Definition: Winepress
Meaning: a wine-press

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

winepress fat

Probably from nagan (in the sense of treading out grapes); a wine-press (or vat for holding the grapes in pressing them) -- (wine-)press (fat).

see HEBREW nagan

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
a wine press
NASB Translation
wine press (4), wine presses (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

גַּת wine-press. גַּת proper name גִּתִּי

adjective, of a people

I. גַּת noun feminine wine-press (contracted from *גַּנְתְּ = *יְגַּנְתְּ) — absolute גַּת Judges 6:11 3t.; גִּתּוֺת Nehemiah 13:15; — wine-press, literal חֹבֵט חִטִּים בַגַּת Judges 6:11 beating out wheat in the wine-press, to hide it from Midian; the juice of the grapes was pressed out by treading, דֹּרֵךְ בְּגַ֑ת Isaiah 63:2 (in simile), but also as accusative דֹּרְכִים גִּתּוֺת Nehemiah 13:15; in figure of judgment, ׳גַּת דָּרַךְ אֲדֹנָי לִבְתּוּלַת וגו Lamentations 1:15 a wine-press hath Adonay trodden for the virgin daughter of Judah; also רְדוּ כִּי מָֽלְאָה גַּת Joel 4:13 (רדה only here with גַּת). — On the form and use of wine-press, and Hebrew synonyms, see Smith^DB (article wine-press) Benz^{Archaeology 212 f.} Rob^{BR iii, 137} Schick^{ZPV x, 1887, 146, 150, and Plural} see vii. Anderlind^{ZPV xi, 1888, 166 f}.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to tread out grapes.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1068 (ληνός, lenos): This Greek term is used in the New Testament to refer to a wine-press, similar to the Hebrew גַּת. It appears in contexts such as the parable of the wicked tenants (Matthew 21:33), where a landowner builds a wine-press in his vineyard.
• G3025 (ληνοβόλιον, lenobolion): Another Greek term related to wine-presses, emphasizing the vat or trough where the juice is collected. This term is less frequently used but carries the same connotation of wine production.

In summary, גַּת (Gath) serves as both a literal and symbolic term within the biblical narrative, illustrating the cultural importance of wine-making and the theological themes of judgment and deliverance.

Usage: The term גַּת (Gath) is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a wine-press, a place where grapes are trodden to extract juice for making wine. It is also used as a proper noun, referring to a Philistine city known for its association with giants, such as Goliath.

Context: The Hebrew word גַּת (Gath) primarily denotes a wine-press, an essential facility in ancient agrarian societies for the production of wine. Wine-presses were typically hewn out of rock or constructed from stone, featuring a flat surface where grapes were crushed underfoot, and a lower basin to collect the juice. The process of treading grapes was a communal activity, often accompanied by singing and celebration, reflecting the cultural and economic significance of wine production in biblical times.

In addition to its literal meaning, גַּת (Gath) is also the name of a significant Philistine city, one of the five city-states of the Philistine pentapolis. Gath is frequently mentioned in the context of Israel's interactions with the Philistines. It is notably the hometown of Goliath, the giant warrior defeated by David, as recorded in 1 Samuel 17. The city's strategic location and formidable defenses made it a focal point in the power dynamics between the Israelites and the Philistines.

The metaphorical use of a wine-press in biblical literature often symbolizes divine judgment and wrath, as seen in prophetic imagery where the treading of grapes represents the execution of God's justice upon the nations.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּגַֽת׃ בַּגַּ֔ת בגת בגת׃ גִּתּ֣וֹת ׀ גַּ֔ת גַּ֚ת גת גתות bag·gaṯ bagGat baggaṯ bə·ḡaṯ beGat bəḡaṯ gat gaṯ git·tō·wṯ gitTot gittōwṯ

Englishman's Concordance

Judges 6:11
HEB: חֹבֵ֤ט חִטִּים֙ בַּגַּ֔ת לְהָנִ֖יס מִפְּנֵ֥י
NAS: out wheat in the wine press in order to save
KJV: wheat by the winepress, to hide
INT: was beating wheat the wine to save from

Nehemiah 13:15
HEB: בִֽיהוּדָ֣ה ׀ דֹּֽרְכִֽים־ גִּתּ֣וֹת ׀ בַּשַּׁבָּ֡ת וּמְבִיאִ֣ים
NAS: some who were treading wine presses on the sabbath,
KJV: [some] treading wine presses on the sabbath,
INT: Judah were treading wine the sabbath and bringing

Isaiah 63:2
HEB: וּבְגָדֶ֖יךָ כְּדֹרֵ֥ךְ בְּגַֽת׃
NAS: like the one who treads in the wine press?
KJV: like him that treadeth in the winefat?
INT: and your garments treads the wine

Lamentations 1:15
HEB: לִשְׁבֹּ֣ר בַּחוּרָ֑י גַּ֚ת דָּרַ֣ךְ אֲדֹנָ֔י
NAS: has trodden [as in] a wine press The virgin
KJV: of Judah, [as] in a winepress.
INT: to crush my young a wine has trodden the Lord

Joel 3:13
HEB: כִּֽי־ מָ֣לְאָה גַּ֔ת הֵשִׁ֙יקוּ֙ הַיְקָבִ֔ים
NAS: tread, for the wine press is full;
KJV: get you down; for the press is full,
INT: for is full the wine overflow the vats

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1660
5 Occurrences

bag·gaṯ — 1 Occ.
bə·ḡaṯ — 1 Occ.
gaṯ — 2 Occ.
git·tō·wṯ — 1 Occ.