גׇּפְרִית
goph.rit
“brimstone”
Definition
properly, cypress-resin; by analogy, sulphur (as equally inflammable)
probably feminine of H1613 (גֹּפֶר);
- brimstone 1a) of judgment (fig.) 1b) of Jehovah's breath (fig.)
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
גׇּפְרִית appears 6 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
For Topheth has long been prepared;it has been made ready for the king.Its funeral pyre is deep and wide,with plenty of fire and wood.The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur,sets it ablaze.
Edom’s streams will be turned to tar,and her soil to sulfur;her land will become a blazing pitch.
Fire resides in his tent;burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.
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