What does יֶקֶב (yeqeb) mean in the Bible?
יֶקֶב (yeqeb): Wine-vat imagery shifts from harvest abundance to divine judgment; pressed grapes symbolize God's wrath poured out.
Hebrew · H3342
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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יֶקֶב H3342
Pronunciation yeqeb
What does יֶקֶב (yeqeb) mean in the Bible?
יֶקֶב (yeqeb): Wine-vat imagery shifts from harvest abundance to divine judgment; pressed grapes symbolize God's wrath poured out.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3342?
The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the winepress (3), and your winepress (2), a winepress {as well} (1), and the vats (1), and winepress (1).
Where does יֶקֶב (yeqeb) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 18:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (2), Isaiah (2), Joel (2), Numbers (2).
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 3× Numbers 18:27, 2 Kings 6:27, Haggai 2:16
and your winepress 2× Deuteronomy 15:14, Deuteronomy 16:13
a winepress {as well} 1× Isaiah 5:2
and the vats 1× Joel 2:24
and winepress 1× Hosea 9:2
and your vats 1× Proverbs 3:10
at the winepress 1× Judges 7:25
from the presses 1× Jeremiah 48:33
in the winepresses 1× Isaiah 16:10
or winepress 1× Numbers 18:30
the wine vats 1× Joel 3:13
the winepresses 1× Job 24:11
winepresses 1× Zechariah 14:10
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 18:27 הַיָּֽקֶב׃ to the winepress Article | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 18:30 יָֽקֶב׃ to or winepress Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 15:14 וּמִיִּקְבֶ֑ךָ to and your winepress Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 16:13 וּמִיִּקְבֶֽךָ׃ to and your winepress Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Judges 7:25 בְיֶֽקֶב־ to at the winepress Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Kings 6:27 הַיָּֽקֶב׃ to the winepress Article | Noun - masculine singular Job 24:11 יְקָבִ֥ים to the winepresses Noun - masculine plural Proverbs 3:10 יְקָבֶ֥יךָ to and your vats Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Isaiah 5:2 יֶ֖קֶב to a winepress {as well} Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 16:10 בַּיְקָבִ֛ים to in the winepresses Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 18:27
Aligned rows 16
Books represented 12
Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 2 Judges 1 2 Kings 1 Job 1 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 1 Hosea 1 Joel 2 Haggai 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
הַיָּֽקֶב׃ 2x hay·yā·qeḇ Numbers 18:27, 2 Kings 6:27
בְיֶֽקֶב־ 1x ḇə·ye·qeḇ- Judges 7:25
בַּיְקָבִ֛ים 1x bay·qā·ḇîm Isaiah 16:10
הַיֶּ֗קֶב 1x hay·ye·qeḇ Haggai 2:16
הַיְקָבִ֖ים 1x hay·qā·ḇîm Joel 2:24
הַיְקָבִ֔ים 1x hay·qā·ḇîm Joel 3:13
וָיֶ֖קֶב 1x wā·ye·qeḇ Hosea 9:2
וּמִיִּקְבֶ֑ךָ 1x ū·mî·yiq·ḇe·ḵā Deuteronomy 15:14
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x Numbers 18:27, 2 Kings 6:27, Haggai 2:16
Article | Noun - masculine plural 2x Joel 2:24, Joel 3:13
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 15:14, Deuteronomy 16:13
Noun - masculine singular 2x Numbers 18:30, Isaiah 5:2
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Hosea 9:2
Noun - masculine plural 1x Job 24:11
Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Zechariah 14:10
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 1x Proverbs 3:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Wine-vat imagery shifts from harvest abundance to divine judgment; pressed grapes symbolize God's wrath poured out.
Source Gloss
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)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
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.
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