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H1614 גׇּפְרִית (gophrîyth) gof-reeth'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

probably feminine of 1613; properly, cypress- resin; by analogy, sulphur (as equally inflammable)

KJV Usage: brimstone

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

גׇּפְרִית (goph.rit) — brimstone. 1) brimstone 1a) of judgment (fig.) 1b) of Jehovah's breath (fig.)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun f

Minerals

sulphur = a pale yellow substance which burns readily in air; ◄ it is found in regions of volcanic activity such as the Dead Sea area, and ► causes the land to be infertile; ≈ it is associated with punishment from God

GEN 19:24 · DEU 29:22 · JOB 18:15 · PSA 11:6 · ISA 30:33 · ISA 34:9 · EZK 38:22

Matthew P. Anstey

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

גָּפְרִית n.f. brimstone base

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