Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Polycarp66 AT aol.com]

In a message dated 1/24/2002 7:37:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, cierpke AT prodigy.net writes:





> At 05:27 PM 1/24/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >Shalom l'kol:
> >
> >I am trying to find one or more ancient (1 B.C. or earlier) citations, by
> >a Jew who lived at that time, to the word "yayin" being used to refer to
> >UNfermented grape juice. Thanks! Matt
> >
>
> I would suggest :
>
> Isaiah 16:10
> Jeremiah 40:10b
> Nehemiah 13:15


Neh 13.15 is not that certain.  The press was a "wine-press" because it was used in the production of wine (after it was also fermented).  I hardly think that it was thereby referring to the intermediate product (grape juice) as wine.  The Jer and Is references are of a similar nature - the reference is to the ultimate product.

gfsomsel