Gophrit גׇּפְרִית
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| גׇּפְרִית | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | gophrit |
| Strong's number | H1614 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | brimstone |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Isaiah (2) |
Gophrit (Hebrew גׇּפְרִית, Strong's H1614) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “brimstone”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) brimstone
1a) of judgment (fig.)
1b) of Jehovah's breath (fig.)
1a) of judgment (fig.)
1b) of Jehovah's breath (fig.)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | brimstone (7) |
|---|---|
| BSB | sulfur (5), burning sulfur (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Gophrit, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 19:24Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 29:23And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the Lord overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.
Job
- Job 18:15It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.
Psalms
- Psalm 11:6Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 30:33For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.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.
- Isaiah 34:9And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.Edom’s streams will be turned to tar, and her soil to sulfur; her land will become a blazing pitch.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 38:22And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrents of rain, hailstones, fire, and sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).