גׇּפְרִית
goph.ritbrimstoneHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine7 occurrences6 books7 verses
Definition
probably feminine of H1613; properly, cypress-resin; by analogy, sulphur (as equally inflammable)
Traditional renderings: brimstone.
Traditional renderings: brimstone.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders גׇּפְרִית:
- θεῖονtheion“sulfur”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
7 total
- Genesis 19:24גָּפְרִ֣ית · sulfurThen the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
- Deuteronomy 29:23גָּפְרִ֣ית · of sulfurAll 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 18:15גָפְרִֽית׃ · burning sulfurFire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.
- Psalm 11:6וְ֭גָפְרִית · and sulfurOn the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
- Isaiah 30:33גָּפְרִ֔ית · of burning sulfurFor 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 34:9לְגָפְרִ֑ית · to sulfurEdom’s streams will be turned to tar, and her soil to sulfur; her land will become a blazing pitch.
- Ezekiel 38:22וְגָפְרִ֗ית · and sulfurI 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.