Yekev (יקב) means winery in Hebrew.
It can also mean vat. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
winery, vat
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Yekev.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בהשאלהמקום שבו מכינים יין מענבים ומשמרים אותו בחביות.
- 2לשון המקראבור איסוף התירוש.
וַיְעַזְּקֵהוּ וַיְסַקְּלֵהוּ וַיִּטָּעֵהוּ שׂרֵק, וַיִּבֶן מִגְדָּל בְּתוֹכוֹ וְגַם־יֶקֶב חָצֵב בּוֹ; וַיְקַו לַעֲשׂוֹת עֲנָבִים, וַיַּעַשׂ בְּאֻשִׁים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yekev is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יֶקֶב
- Written without vowel points
- יקב
- Said
- yekev
- Root
- ק־ו־ב
- Pattern
- יַקְטוּל
- Plural
- יְקָבִים
- Inflections
- ר' יְקָבִים, יִקְבֵי־
- Gematria
- 112
This is how Yekev is said in other languages.
- English
- winery, vat
- Spanish
- bodega
- Yiddish
- קעלטער
These words rhyme with Yekev.
The word Yekev is part of these phrases and sayings.
- יקב בוטיק
- מן הגורן ומן היקב
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The word Yekev comes from the root ק־ו־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Yekev in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yekev.
What does Yekev (יקב) mean in Hebrew?
Yekev (יקב) means winery and vat. It is said yekev, with the stress on ye.
What rhymes with Yekev (יקב)?
Words that rhyme with Yekev (יקב) include עקב and נקב.
Is Yekev (יקב) masculine or feminine?
The word Yekev (יקב) is a masculine noun, and its plural is יְקָבִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יקב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.