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Fat (2)
        i.e. VAT, the word employed in the Authorized Version to translate the Hebrew term yekeb, in Joe 2:24; 3:13 The word commonly used for yekeb is "winepress" or "winefat," and once "pressfat." Hag 2:16 The "vats" appear to have been excavated out of the native rock of the hills on which the vineyards lay.


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Smith, William, Dr "Meaning and Definition for 'fat (2)' in Smiths Bible Dictionary".
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