Strong's H3342 · Hebrew
יֶקֶב
yeqeb · /yeh'-keb/
Definition
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)
KJV: fats, presses, press-fat, wine(-press).
Root / derivation: from an unused root meaning to excavate;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered יֶקֶב across 16 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
16 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Numbers2 verses
And this your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the winepress.
Numbers 18:30Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshingfloor, and as the increase of the winepress. best: Heb. fat
Deuteronomy2 verses
Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.
Deuteronomy 16:13Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine: corn: Heb. floor, and thy winepress
Job1 verse
Proverbs1 verse
Isaiah2 verses
And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. fenced: or, made a wall about made: Heb. hewed
Isaiah 16:10And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I have made their vintage shouting to cease.
Joel2 verses
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H3342 (yeqeb) mean?
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)
How many times does H3342 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H3342 (יֶקֶב) appears in 16 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “winepress.”
How is yeqeb translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H3342 is rendered as “winepress” (7×), “winepresses” (3×), “fats” (2×), “presses” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word יֶקֶב come from?
from an unused root meaning to excavate;