Word Study · Strong's H3342 · Hebrew
יֶקֶב
yeqeb
yeh'-keb
“a trough (as dug out)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
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)
Rendered in the KJV as
fats, presses, press-fat, wine(-press).
- 16occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 12 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 15inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 16 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 15
- הַיָּֽקֶב׃2
- בְיֶֽקֶב־1
- בַּיְקָבִ֛ים1
- הַיֶּ֗קֶב1
- הַיְקָבִ֖ים1
- הַיְקָבִ֔ים1
- וָיֶ֖קֶב1
- וּמִיִּקְבֶ֑ךָ1
- וּמִיִּקְבֶֽךָ׃1
- יֶ֖קֶב1
- יָֽקֶב׃1
- יִקְבֵ֥י1
and 3 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 13
- and from wine-press your2
- the wine-press2
- the wine-vats2
- [the] wine-presses of1
- a wine-press1
- a wine-vat1
- and wine-press1
- at [the] winepress of1
- from wine-presses1
- in the wine-presses1
- the wine vat1
- wine vats your1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 11
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2
- noun · masculine singular2
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine plural1
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine plural1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncmsa · 3
- HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp2ms · 2
- HNcmsa · 2
- HTd/Ncmpa · 2
- HC/Ncmsa · 1
- HNcmpa · 1
- HNcmpc · 1
- HNcmpc/Sp2ms · 1
- HR/Ncmpa · 1
- HR/Ncmsc · 1
- HRd/Ncmpa · 1
All 16, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Numbers carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Numbers2 occurrences
- Numbers 18:27הַיָּֽקֶב׃haiyakevthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularYour offering will be reckoned to you as grain from the threshing floor or juice from the winepress.here: the wine-press
- Numbers 18:30יָֽקֶב׃yakevnoun · masculine singularTherefore say to the Levites, ‘When you have presented the best part, it will be reckoned to you as the produce of the threshing floor or winepress.here: a wine-press
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 15:14וּמִיִּקְבֶ֑ךָumiyikvechaconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularYou are to furnish him liberally from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. You shall give to him as the LORD your God has blessed you.here: and from wine-press your
- Deuteronomy 16:13וּמִיִּקְבֶֽךָ׃umiyikvechaconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularYou are to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor and your winepress.here: and from wine-press your
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 5:2יֶ֖קֶבyekevnoun · masculine singularHe dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour!here: a wine-vat
- Isaiah 16:10בַּיְקָבִ֛יםbaykavimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralJoy and gladness are removed from the orchard; no one sings or shouts in the vineyards. No one tramples the grapes in the winepresses; I have put an end to the cheering.here: in the wine-presses
Joel2 occurrences
- Joel 2:24הַיְקָבִ֖יםhaykavimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralThe threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.here: the wine-vats
- Joel 3:13הַיְקָבִ֔יםhaykavimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralSwing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full; the wine vats overflow because their wickedness is great.here: the wine-vats