Help QuickNav Adv. Options
NLT

NLT

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H1614 - gāp̄rîṯ

Choose a new font size and typeface
גָּפְרִית
Transliteration
gāp̄rîṯ
Pronunciation
gof-reeth'
Listen
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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:24 - Then the LORD rained down fire and burning sulfur from the sky on Sodom and Gomorrah.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:23 - They will exclaim, ‘The whole land is devastated by sulfur and salt. It is a wasteland with nothing planted and nothing growing, not even a blade of grass. It is like the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD destroyed in his intense anger.’

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:15 - The homes of the wicked will burn down;
burning sulfur rains on their houses.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:6 - He will rain down blazing coals and burning sulfur on the wicked,
punishing them with scorching winds.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:33

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:33 - Topheth—the place of burning—
has long been ready for the Assyrian king;
the pyre is piled high with wood.
The breath of the LORD, like fire from a volcano,
will set it ablaze.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:9 - The streams of Edom will be filled with burning pitch,
and the ground will be covered with fire.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:22 - I will punish you and your armies with disease and bloodshed; I will send torrential rain, hailstones, fire, and burning sulfur!
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NLT
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
NLT
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan