יֶקֶב
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)
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What does יֶקֶב (yeqeb) mean in the Bible?
יֶקֶב (yeqeb) is a Hebrew word meaning "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)". 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) BDB: wine-vat Usage: fats, presses, press-fat, wine(-press).
Meaning
Wine-vat imagery shifts from harvest abundance to divine judgment; pressed grapes symbolize God's wrath poured out.
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) BDB: wine-vat Usage: fats, presses, press-fat, wine(-press).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.