פּוּרָה
𐤐𐤅𐤓𐤄
pûwrâh
H6333 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A structure or installation for extracting juice from grapes by treading or pressing; specifically, a trough, vat, or basin used in the process of making grape juice and wine. The term designates the apparatus or facility in which grapes are pressed, encompassing both small domestic installations and larger communal or estate winepresses (often carved into rock, with a basin for collecting juice).
Semantic Range
winepress, pressing trough, pressing vat, place for pressing grapes, installation for crushing grapes
Root / Etymology
Formed from the root פּוּר (pur, 'to crush, break'), פּוּרָה (pûwrâh) is a feminine noun indicating an object or place related to crushing. The root expresses the physical act of breaking or crushing, but the noun comes to mean specifically the place or device for crushing, particularly in the context of winemaking.
Historical & Contextual Notes
פּוּרָה appears in several poetic and prophetic contexts (e.g., Isa 63:3; Hag 2:16) as part of imagery describing agricultural abundance or, figuratively, judgment. Typically contrasted with גַּת (gat), which often denotes the lower vat for collecting juice, פּוּרָה may refer to the pressing vat or the treading installation itself, though the distinction is not always clear and terms can overlap. The structure could be domestic, village, or estate-based, hewn from rock or built from masonry. In post-biblical Hebrew, terms for winepresses became more standardized, but in biblical usage, פּוּרָה retains a range centered around the process of grape pressing. English translations often render the word simply as 'winepress,' which accurately conveys its primary reference, but poetic uses sometimes imbue the term with additional connotations of abundance or divine judgment. The later association of the root פּוּר in Aramaic as 'lot, fate' (as in 'Purim') is unrelated to this term.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from פּוּר; a wine-press (as crushing the grapes); winepress.
Bantu Hebrew
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פור (p-w-r) — crush, break, shatter
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H6331 | פּוּר | I will cause to shatter |
| H6332 | פּוּר | Lots |
| H6512 | פֵּרָה | dug-out pits |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H6333-01 |
פּוּרָ֣ה | purah | HNcfsa |
vessels | grape-crushing vat | 2 |
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H6333-01 |
Isaiah 63:3 | פּוּרָ֣ה | purah | HNcfsa |
winepress | grape-crushing vat |
H6333-01 |
Haggai 2:16 | פּוּרָ֔ה | purah | HNcfsa |
vessels | grape-crushing vat |