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Lexicon :: Strong's H1614 - gāp̄rîṯ

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גָּפְרִית
Transliteration
gāp̄rîṯ
Pronunciation
gof-reeth'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from גֹּפֶר (H1613)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 375

Strong’s Definitions

גׇּפְרִית gophrîyth, gof-reeth'; probably feminine of H1613; properly, cypress-resin; by analogy, sulphur (as equally inflammable):—brimstone.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H1614 in the following manner: brimstone (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H1614 in the following manner: brimstone (7x).

  1. brimstone

    1. of judgment (fig.)

    2. of Jehovah's breath (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גׇּפְרִית gophrîyth, gof-reeth'; probably feminine of H1613; properly, cypress-resin; by analogy, sulphur (as equally inflammable):—brimstone.
STRONGS H1614: Abbreviations
† גָּפְרִית noun feminine brimstone (Aramaic גּוּפְרִיתָא, also כבריתא, כובריתא, bdb017209, bdb017210; Arabic bdb017211 (certainly foreign word); derived from (כֹּפֶר), גֹּפֶר by Thes Rob-Ges, compare Di Genesis 6:14; i.e. pitch, and then other combustibles, especially sulphur; Lagl.c. thinks from Bactrian vohûkereti) — גָּפְרִית Genesis 19:24 + 6 times — brimstone, after הִמְטִיר Genesis 19:24 (J), figurative of judgment Psalm 11:6; Ezekiel 38:22 (in all || אֵשׁ etc.), compare also Job 18:15; Isaiah 34:9, & Deuteronomy 29:22; נַחַל ג׳ simile for the destroying breath of י׳ Isaiah 30:33.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

6:14; 19:24; 19:24

Deuteronomy

29:22

Job

18:15

Psalms

11:6

Isaiah

30:33; 34:9

Ezekiel

38:22

H1614

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1614 matches the Hebrew גָּפְרִית (gāp̄rîṯ),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:24 - And Yahweh rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone H1614 and fire from Yahweh out of heaven,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:23 - ‘All its land is brimstone H1614 and salt, a burning waste, [fn]unsown and nothing sprouting, and no grass grows in it, like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which Yahweh overthrew in His anger and in His wrath.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:15 -

“[fn]There dwells in his tent nothing of his;

Brimstone H1614 is scattered on his abode.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:6 -

May He rain [fn]snares upon the wicked;

Fire and brimstone H1614 and burning wind will be the portion of their cup.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:33

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:33 -

For [fn]Topheth has long been ready,

Indeed, it has been prepared for the king.

He has made it deep and large,

[fn]A pyre of fire with plenty of wood;

The breath of Yahweh, like a torrent of brimstone H1614, sets it afire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:9 -

[fn]And its streams will be turned into pitch,

And its dust into brimstone H1614,

And its land will become burning pitch.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:22 - “With pestilence and with blood I will enter into judgment with him; and I will rain on him and on his troops, and on the numerous peoples who are with him, [fn]a torrential rain, with hailstones, fire, and brimstone H1614.
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