What does גַּת (gat) mean in the Bible?
גַּת (gat): Vessel where grapes are crushed to extract wine, symbolizing divine judgment's crushing force in prophetic imagery.
Hebrew · H1660
גַּת
A wine- press (or vat for holding the grapes in pressing them)
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גַּת H1660
Pronunciation gat
What does גַּת (gat) mean in the Bible?
גַּת (gat): Vessel where grapes are crushed to extract wine, symbolizing divine judgment's crushing force in prophetic imagery.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1660?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the winepress (2), in a winepress (1), Like grapes in a winepress (1), winepresses (1).
Where does גַּת (gat) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Judges 6:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (1), Joel (1), Judges (1), Lamentations (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the winepress 2× Isaiah 63:2, Joel 3:13
in a winepress 1× Judges 6:11
Like grapes in a winepress 1× Lamentations 1:15
winepresses 1× Nehemiah 13:15
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 6:11 בַּגַּ֔ת to in a winepress Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Nehemiah 13:15 גִּתּ֣וֹת׀ to winepresses Noun - feminine plural Isaiah 63:2 בְּגַֽת׃ to the winepress Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Lamentations 1:15 גַּ֚ת to Like grapes in a winepress Noun - feminine singular Joel 3:13 גַּ֔ת to the winepress Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Judges 6:11
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 5
Judges 1 Nehemiah 1 Isaiah 1 Lamentations 1 Joel 1
Source forms
בַּגַּ֔ת 1x bag·gaṯ Judges 6:11
בְּגַֽת׃ 1x bə·ḡaṯ Isaiah 63:2
גַּ֚ת 1x gaṯ Lamentations 1:15
גַּ֔ת 1x gaṯ Joel 3:13
גִּתּ֣וֹת׀ 1x git·tō·wṯ Nehemiah 13:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 2x Lamentations 1:15, Joel 3:13
Noun - feminine plural 1x Nehemiah 13:15
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 63:2
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Judges 6:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Vessel where grapes are crushed to extract wine, symbolizing divine judgment's crushing force in prophetic imagery.
Source Gloss
a wine- press (or vat for holding the grapes in pressing them)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Vessel where grapes are crushed to extract wine, symbolizing divine judgment's crushing force in prophetic imagery.
a wine-press (or vat for holding the grapes in pressing them) BDB: wine-press Usage: (wine-) press (fat).
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Wine-press as metaphor for divine judgment and treading down nations
Wine-presses in context of Moab's destruction, lamentation over loss of vintage
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
Cross-Language Connections
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain