גַּת

I. גַּת noun feminine wine-press (contracted from *גַּנְתְּ = *יְגַּנְתְּ) — absolute גַּת Dom 6,11 + 3 t.; גִּתּוֺת Neh 13,15 — wine-press, literal חֹבֵט חִטִּים בַגַּת Dom 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 Es 63,2 (in simile), but also as accusative דֹּרְכִים גִּתּוֺת Neh 13,15 in figure of judgment, ׳גַּת דָּרַךְ אֲדֹנָי לִבְתּוּלַת וגו Klg 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 Smith^DB (article wine-press) Benz^{Archaeology 212 f.} Rob^{BR iii, 137} Schick^{ZPV x, 1887, 146, 150, and Plural} see vii. Anderlind^{ZPV xi, 1888, 166 f}.