Strong's Hebrew: 1660. גַּת (gath) -- Winepress
Strong's Lexicon
gath: Winepress
Original Word: גַּת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: gath
Pronunciation: gath
Phonetic Spelling: (gath)
Definition: Winepress
Meaning: a wine-press
Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to tread out grapes
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3025 (ληνός, lenos): Refers to a winepress in the New Testament, used in contexts such as the parable of the wicked tenants (Matthew 21:33).
Usage: The Hebrew word "gath" refers to a winepress, a structure or device used for extracting juice from grapes during the winemaking process. In biblical times, winepresses were often hewn out of rock or constructed from stone, and they played a crucial role in the agricultural and economic life of ancient Israel.
Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, vineyards and wine production were significant aspects of daily life and economy. The winepress was a symbol of abundance and blessing, as wine was a staple in the diet and used in religious rituals. The process of treading grapes in a winepress was labor-intensive and often a communal activity. Winepresses are frequently mentioned in the Bible as metaphors for judgment and blessing, reflecting their dual role in both sustenance and divine symbolism.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
a wine press
NASB Translation
wine press (4), wine presses (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
גַּת wine-press. גַּת proper name גִּתִּי
adjective, of a people
I. גַּת noun feminine wine-press (contracted from *גַּנְתְּ = *יְגַּנְתְּ) — absolute גַּת Judges 6:11 3t.; גִּתּוֺת Nehemiah 13:15; — wine-press, literal חֹבֵט חִטִּים בַגַּת Judges 6:11 beating out wheat in the wine-press, to hide it from Midian; the juice of the grapes was pressed out by treading, דֹּרֵךְ בְּגַ֑ת Isaiah 63:2 (in simile), but also as accusative דֹּרְכִים גִּתּוֺת Nehemiah 13:15; in figure of judgment, ׳גַּת דָּרַךְ אֲדֹנָי לִבְתּוּלַת וגו Lamentations 1:15 a wine-press hath Adonay trodden for the virgin daughter of Judah; also רְדוּ כִּי מָֽלְאָה גַּת Joel 4:13 (רדה only here with גַּת). — On the form and use of wine-press, and Hebrew synonyms, see SmithDB (article wine-press) BenzArchaeology 212 f. RobBR iii, 137 SchickZPV x, 1887, 146, 150, and Plural see vii. AnderlindZPV xi, 1888, 166 f.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
winepress fat
Probably from nagan (in the sense of treading out grapes); a wine-press (or vat for holding the grapes in pressing them) -- (wine-)press (fat).
see HEBREW nagan
Forms and Transliterations
בְּגַֽת׃ בַּגַּ֔ת בגת בגת׃ גִּתּ֣וֹת ׀ גַּ֔ת גַּ֚ת גת גתות bag·gaṯ bagGat baggaṯ bə·ḡaṯ beGat bəḡaṯ gat gaṯ git·tō·wṯ gitTot gittōwṯ
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Judges 6:11
HEB: חֹבֵ֤ט חִטִּים֙ בַּגַּ֔ת לְהָנִ֖יס מִפְּנֵ֥י
NAS: out wheat in the wine press in order to save
KJV: wheat by the winepress, to hide
INT: was beating wheat the wine to save from
Nehemiah 13:15
HEB: בִֽיהוּדָ֣ה ׀ דֹּֽרְכִֽים־ גִּתּ֣וֹת ׀ בַּשַּׁבָּ֡ת וּמְבִיאִ֣ים
NAS: some who were treading wine presses on the sabbath,
KJV: [some] treading wine presses on the sabbath,
INT: Judah were treading wine the sabbath and bringing
Isaiah 63:2
HEB: וּבְגָדֶ֖יךָ כְּדֹרֵ֥ךְ בְּגַֽת׃
NAS: like the one who treads in the wine press?
KJV: like him that treadeth in the winefat?
INT: and your garments treads the wine
Lamentations 1:15
HEB: לִשְׁבֹּ֣ר בַּחוּרָ֑י גַּ֚ת דָּרַ֣ךְ אֲדֹנָ֔י
NAS: has trodden [as in] a wine press The virgin
KJV: of Judah, [as] in a winepress.
INT: to crush my young a wine has trodden the Lord
Joel 3:13
HEB: כִּֽי־ מָ֣לְאָה גַּ֔ת הֵשִׁ֙יקוּ֙ הַיְקָבִ֔ים
NAS: tread, for the wine press is full;
KJV: get you down; for the press is full,
INT: for is full the wine overflow the vats