3342. yeqeb

Lexicon

yeqeb: Winepress, wine vat

Original Word: יֶקֶב
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: yeqeb
Pronunciation: yeh'-keb
Phonetic Spelling: (yeh'-keb)
Definition: Winepress, wine vat
Meaning: a trough, a wine-vat

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

fats, presses, press-fat, winepress

From an unused root meaning to excavate; 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) -- fats, presses, press-fat, wine(-press).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
wine vat
NASB Translation
presses (1), vats (3), wine press (3), wine presses (3), wine vat (6).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

יֶ֫קֶב noun masculine^{Proverbs 3:10} wine-vat (a trough or hollow excavated (חצב Isaiah 5:2) in the rock for receiving the juice trodden out in the גַּת: Benz^212f.), sometimes also wine-press (the trough in which the grapes were trodden out); — absolute יֶ֫קֶב Isaiah 5:2 4t.; יָ֑קֶב Numbers 18:30; construct ֶ י֫קֶב Judges 7:25; suffix יִקְבֶ֑ךָ Deuteronomy 15:14; Deuteronomy 16:13; plural יְקָבִּים Job 24:11 4t.; יִקְבֵּי Zechariah 14:10; יְקָבֶיךָ Proverbs 3:10; — wine- vat, Isaiah 5:2; Haggai 2:16; Joel 4:13 ("" גַּת), Proverbs 3:10; often "" גֹּרֶן, Numbers 18:27,30; Deuteronomy 15:14; Deuteronomy 16:13; 2 Kings 6:27; Hosea 9:2; Joel 2:24; apparently of the wine-press Job 24:11 יְקָבִים דָּֽרְכוּ, Isaiah 16:10n (hence Jeremiah 48:33). Designating particular localities, Judges 7:25 יֶקֶב זְאֵב, Zechariah 14:10 יִקְבֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ (near Jerusalem).

יְקַבְצְאֵל see below קבץ.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to excavate.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G3025 (ληνός, lenos): Refers to a winepress or vat, similar to the Hebrew yeqeb.
• G3631 (οἶνος, oinos): The Greek word for wine, often associated with the product of the wine-vat.
• G5276 (ὑπολήνιον, hypolenion): Specifically denotes the trough or vat beneath the winepress where the juice collects.

These Greek terms reflect the continuity of winemaking practices and the cultural significance of wine from the Hebrew Bible into the New Testament era.

Usage: The term "yeqeb" is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a trough or vat, specifically associated with the process of winemaking. It denotes the place where grapes are pressed to extract juice, which is then fermented to produce wine.

Context: The Hebrew word יֶקֶב (yeqeb) appears in various contexts within the Old Testament, primarily in relation to viticulture and the production of wine. The yeqeb is an essential component of ancient winemaking, serving as the receptacle where grapes are trodden or pressed. This process is vividly depicted in several biblical passages, illustrating the agricultural practices of ancient Israel.

In Isaiah 5:2, the prophet uses the imagery of a vineyard and a wine-vat to convey a message of judgment: "He dug it up, cleared the stones, and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a wine vat (yeqeb) as well. Then He waited for it to yield good grapes, but it produced only wild ones." This passage highlights the expectation of fruitful labor and the disappointment of unfulfilled potential.

The yeqeb is also mentioned in Joel 2:24, where it is associated with abundance and blessing: "The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats (yeqeb) will overflow with new wine and oil." Here, the overflowing vats symbolize prosperity and divine favor.

In the context of ancient Israelite society, the yeqeb was not only a practical tool but also a symbol of agricultural success and divine provision. Its presence in biblical texts underscores the importance of wine in both daily life and religious rituals.

Forms and Transliterations

בְיֶֽקֶב־ בַּיְקָבִ֛ים ביקב־ ביקבים הַיְקָבִ֔ים הַיְקָבִ֖ים הַיֶּ֗קֶב הַיָּֽקֶב׃ היקב היקב׃ היקבים וָיֶ֖קֶב וּמִיִּקְבֶ֑ךָ וּמִיִּקְבֶֽךָ׃ ויקב ומיקבך ומיקבך׃ יְקָבִ֥ים יְקָבֶ֥יךָ יִקְבֵ֥י יֶ֖קֶב יָֽקֶב׃ יקב יקב׃ יקבי יקביך יקבים מִיקָבִ֣ים מיקבים bay·qā·ḇîm baykaVim bayqāḇîm ḇə·ye·qeḇ- ḇəyeqeḇ- haiYakev haiYekev hay·qā·ḇîm hay·yā·qeḇ hay·ye·qeḇ haykaVim hayqāḇîm hayyāqeḇ hayyeqeḇ mî·qā·ḇîm mikaVim mîqāḇîm ū·mî·yiq·ḇe·ḵā umiyikVecha ūmîyiqḇeḵā vaYekev veyekev wā·ye·qeḇ wāyeqeḇ yā·qeḇ Yakev yāqeḇ yə·qā·ḇe·ḵā yə·qā·ḇîm ye·qeḇ yekaVeicha yekaVim Yekev yəqāḇeḵā yəqāḇîm yeqeḇ yikVei yiq·ḇê yiqḇê

Englishman's Concordance

Numbers 18:27
HEB: וְכַֽמְלֵאָ֖ה מִן־ הַיָּֽקֶב׃
NAS: or the full produce from the wine vat.
KJV: and as the fulness of the winepress.
INT: the full from the wine

Numbers 18:30
HEB: גֹּ֖רֶן וְכִתְבוּאַ֥ת יָֽקֶב׃
NAS: and as the product of the wine vat.
KJV: and as the increase of the winepress.
INT: of the threshing and as the product of the wine

Deuteronomy 15:14
HEB: מִצֹּ֣אנְךָ֔ וּמִֽגָּרְנְךָ֖ וּמִיִּקְבֶ֑ךָ אֲשֶׁ֧ר בֵּרַכְךָ֛
NAS: and from your threshing floor and from your wine vat; you shall give
KJV: and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: [of that] wherewith the LORD
INT: your flock your threshing your wine after blessed

Deuteronomy 16:13
HEB: בְּאָ֨סְפְּךָ֔ מִֽגָּרְנְךָ֖ וּמִיִּקְבֶֽךָ׃
NAS: in from your threshing floor and your wine vat;
KJV: in thy corn and thy wine:
INT: have gathered your threshing and your wine

Judges 7:25
HEB: זְאֵב֙ הָרְג֣וּ בְיֶֽקֶב־ זְאֵ֔ב וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ
NAS: Zeeb at the wine press of Zeeb,
KJV: they slew at the winepress of Zeeb,
INT: Zeeb killed the wine of Zeeb pursued

2 Kings 6:27
HEB: א֥וֹ מִן־ הַיָּֽקֶב׃
NAS: or from the wine press?
KJV: thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?
INT: or from the wine

Job 24:11
HEB: שׁוּרֹתָ֥ם יַצְהִ֑ירוּ יְקָבִ֥ים דָּ֝רְכ֗וּ וַיִּצְמָֽאוּ׃
NAS: They tread wine presses but thirst.
KJV: [and] tread [their] winepresses, and suffer thirst.
INT: the walls produce wine tread thirst

Proverbs 3:10
HEB: שָׂבָ֑ע וְ֝תִיר֗וֹשׁ יְקָבֶ֥יךָ יִפְרֹֽצוּ׃ פ
NAS: with plenty And your vats will overflow
KJV: with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out
INT: plenty new and your vats will overflow

Isaiah 5:2
HEB: בְּתוֹכ֔וֹ וְגַם־ יֶ֖קֶב חָצֵ֣ב בּ֑וֹ
NAS: hewed out a wine vat in it; Then He expected
KJV: of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked
INT: the middle and also A wine hewed expected

Isaiah 16:10
HEB: יְרֹעָ֑ע יַ֗יִן בַּיְקָבִ֛ים לֹֽא־ יִדְרֹ֥ךְ
NAS: out wine in the presses, [For] I have made the shouting
KJV: no wine in [their] presses; I have made [their vintage] shouting
INT: jubilant wine the presses No treader

Jeremiah 48:33
HEB: מוֹאָ֑ב וְיַ֙יִן֙ מִיקָבִ֣ים הִשְׁבַּ֔תִּי לֹֽא־
NAS: to cease from the wine presses; No
KJV: to fail from the winepresses: none shall tread
INT: of Moab the wine the wine to cease No

Hosea 9:2
HEB: גֹּ֥רֶן וָיֶ֖קֶב לֹ֣א יִרְעֵ֑ם
NAS: Threshing floor and wine press will not feed
KJV: The floor and the winepress shall not feed
INT: Threshing and wine will not feed

Joel 2:24
HEB: בָּ֑ר וְהֵשִׁ֥יקוּ הַיְקָבִ֖ים תִּיר֥וֹשׁ וְיִצְהָֽר׃
NAS: of grain, And the vats will overflow
KJV: of wheat, and the fats shall overflow
INT: of grain will overflow and the vats the new and oil

Joel 3:13
HEB: גַּ֔ת הֵשִׁ֙יקוּ֙ הַיְקָבִ֔ים כִּ֥י רַבָּ֖ה
NAS: is full; The vats overflow,
KJV: is full, the fats overflow;
INT: the wine overflow the vats for is great

Haggai 2:16
HEB: בָּ֣א אֶל־ הַיֶּ֗קֶב לַחְשֹׂף֙ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים
NAS: and [when] one came to the wine vat to draw
KJV: when [one] came to the pressfat for to draw out
INT: came to the wine to draw fifty

Zechariah 14:10
HEB: חֲנַנְאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד יִקְבֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
NAS: of Hananel to the king's wine presses.
KJV: unto the king's winepresses.
INT: of Hananel far wine to the king's

16 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3342
16 Occurrences

bay·qā·ḇîm — 1 Occ.
hay·yā·qeḇ — 2 Occ.
hay·ye·qeḇ — 1 Occ.
hay·qā·ḇîm — 2 Occ.
mî·qā·ḇîm — 1 Occ.
ū·mî·yiq·ḇe·ḵā — 2 Occ.
wā·ye·qeḇ — 1 Occ.
ḇə·ye·qeḇ- — 1 Occ.
yā·qeḇ — 1 Occ.
yə·qā·ḇe·ḵā — 1 Occ.
yə·qā·ḇîm — 1 Occ.
ye·qeḇ — 1 Occ.
yiq·ḇê — 1 Occ.