גִּתּ֣וֹת
𐤂𐤕𐤅𐤕
gitot
winepresses
probably from נָגַן (in the sense of treading out grapes); a wine-press (or vat for holding the grapes in pressing them); (wine-) press (fat).
Nehemiah 13:15 · Word #6
Lexicon H1660
| Lemma | גַּת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤕 |
| Transliteration | gath |
| Strong's | H1660 |
| In-context | winepresses |
Morphology HNcfpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H1660-04
treading-vats
| Root | גת (g-t) |
| Core Meanings | pressing, treading, wine-production, crushing |
| Semantic Range | winepresses, grape-treading vats, pressing basins for wine production; by extension imagery of abundance or judgment. |
| Conceptual Significance | Winepresses symbolize agricultural blessing and festal joy, but also divine judgment when nations are depicted as being "trodden" like grapes. The imagery of crushing in a גַּת carries both covenantal abundance and prophetic warning. |
| Morphological Notes | Common feminine noun; plural absolute form (cfpa). No pronominal suffix; denotes multiple wine-press vats. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun גִּתּוֹת is the feminine plural absolute form of גַּת, referring to vats where grapes are trodden and pressed. "Treading-vats" preserves the core imagery of pressing or crushing inherent in the root and accurately reflects the feminine plural form indicated by the morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root גת (pressing, treading, wine-production, crushing)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1660-02 |
begat | in Gath (Winepress) |
H1661-01 |
begat | in Winepress (Gath) |
H1661-02 |
gat | Winepress (Gath) |
Word Usage (5 occurrences of H1660)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judges 6:11 | בַּ/גַּ֔ת | bagat | in the winepress |
| Isaiah 63:2 | בְּ/גַֽת | begat | in the winepress |
| Joel 4:13 | גַּ֔ת | gat | the winepress |