Yeqeb — H3342

H3342 · Hebrew — יקב

Pronunciation: yeh'-keb

Definition

masculine noun

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)

  1. wine vat, wine-press

Usually translated as

winepress, fats, presses, wine, press-fat

Origin

from an unused root meaning to excavate

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Yeqeb occurs 16 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 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)

Strong's Lexicon — Y