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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יֶקֶבH3342
Pronunciationyeqeb
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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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 Itthe winepress3×Numbers 18:27, 2 Kings 6:27, Haggai 2:16
and your winepress2×Deuteronomy 15:14, Deuteronomy 16:13
a winepress {as well}1×Isaiah 5:2
and the vats1×Joel 2:24
and winepress1×Hosea 9:2
and your vats1×Proverbs 3:10
at the winepress1×Judges 7:25
from the presses1×Jeremiah 48:33
in the winepresses1×Isaiah 16:10
or winepress1×Numbers 18:30
the wine vats1×Joel 3:13
the winepresses1×Job 24:11
winepresses1×Zechariah 14:10
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 18:27הַיָּֽקֶב׃tothe winepressArticle | Noun - masculine singularNumbers 18:30יָֽקֶב׃toor winepressNoun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 15:14וּמִיִּקְבֶ֑ךָtoand your winepressConjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularDeuteronomy 16:13וּמִיִּקְבֶֽךָ׃toand your winepressConjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularJudges 7:25בְיֶֽקֶב־toat the winepressPreposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular2 Kings 6:27הַיָּֽקֶב׃tothe winepressArticle | Noun - masculine singularJob 24:11יְקָבִ֥יםtothe winepressesNoun - masculine pluralProverbs 3:10יְקָבֶ֥יךָtoand your vatsNoun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularIsaiah 5:2יֶ֖קֶבtoa winepress {as well}Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 16:10בַּיְקָבִ֛יםtoin the winepressesPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowNumbers 18:27
Aligned rows16
Books represented12
Numbers2Deuteronomy2Judges12 Kings1Job1Proverbs1Isaiah2Jeremiah1Hosea1Joel2Haggai1Zechariah1
Source forms
הַיָּֽקֶב׃2xhay·yā·qeḇNumbers 18:27, 2 Kings 6:27
בְיֶֽקֶב־1xḇə·ye·qeḇ-Judges 7:25
בַּיְקָבִ֛ים1xbay·qā·ḇîmIsaiah 16:10
הַיֶּ֗קֶב1xhay·ye·qeḇHaggai 2:16
הַיְקָבִ֖ים1xhay·qā·ḇîmJoel 2:24
הַיְקָבִ֔ים1xhay·qā·ḇîmJoel 3:13
וָיֶ֖קֶב1xwā·ye·qeḇHosea 9:2
וּמִיִּקְבֶ֑ךָ1xū·mî·yiq·ḇe·ḵāDeuteronomy 15:14
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular3xNumbers 18:27, 2 Kings 6:27, Haggai 2:16
Article | Noun - masculine plural2xJoel 2:24, Joel 3:13
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular2xDeuteronomy 15:14, Deuteronomy 16:13
Noun - masculine singular2xNumbers 18:30, Isaiah 5:2
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xHosea 9:2
Noun - masculine plural1xJob 24:11
Noun - masculine plural construct1xZechariah 14:10
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular1xProverbs 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 definitionSource: 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.