גַּת
A wine- press (or vat for holding the grapes in pressing them)
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What does גַּת (gat) mean in the Bible?
גַּת (gat) is a Hebrew word meaning "a wine- press (or vat for holding the grapes in pressing them)". a wine-press (or vat for holding the grapes in pressing them) BDB: wine-press Usage: (wine-) press (fat).
Meaning
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
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Biblical Occurrences
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Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.