1614. gophrith

Lexicon

gophrith: Brimstone, Sulfur

Original Word: גָּפְרִית
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: gophriyth
Pronunciation: gof-reet'
Phonetic Spelling: (gof-reeth')
Definition: Brimstone, Sulfur
Meaning: cypress-resin, sulphur

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

brimstone

Probably feminine of gopher; properly, cypress- resin; by analogy, sulphur (as equally inflammable) -- brimstone.

see HEBREW gopher

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as gopher
Definition
brimstone
NASB Translation
brimstone (7).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

גָּפְרִית noun feminine brimstone (Aramaic גּוּפְרִיתָא, also כבריתא, כובריתא, , ; Arabic (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; Lag^l.c. thinks from Bactrian vohûkereti) — גָּפְרִית Genesis 19:24 6t. — 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.

גֵּר see below I. גור.

גִּר see below גיר.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: The origin of the word is uncertain, but it is traditionally understood to refer to a natural substance known for its burning properties.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek term in the Septuagint and the New Testament is θειον (G2303), which is also translated as "sulphur" or "brimstone." This term appears in the New Testament in Revelation 9:17-18, where it describes the plagues of fire, smoke, and brimstone that issue from the mouths of the horses: "And thus I saw the horses in the vision and those who sat on them: They had breastplates the color of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur." This imagery continues the biblical theme of divine judgment and the ultimate triumph of God's justice.

Usage: The word גָּפְרִית appears in the Hebrew Bible in contexts that describe divine judgment, often in conjunction with fire. It is used to depict the totality and severity of God's wrath against sin and rebellion.

Context: גָּפְרִית (gā·p̄ə·rîṯ) is a noun that appears in several key biblical passages, often symbolizing the destructive power of God's judgment. In Genesis 19:24, it is famously used to describe the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah: "Then the LORD rained down brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens." This imagery of fire and brimstone is a recurring motif in the Bible, emphasizing the seriousness of divine retribution.

In Deuteronomy 29:23, גָּפְרִית is used to describe the desolation that will come upon the land as a result of covenant unfaithfulness: "The whole land will be a burning waste of salt and sulfur—nothing planted, nothing sprouting, no vegetation growing on it. It will be like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in fierce anger."

The prophetic literature also employs this term to convey the intensity of God's judgment. For instance, in Isaiah 34:9, the judgment upon Edom is described with the imagery of burning pitch and sulfur: "Her streams will be turned to tar, and her soil to sulfur; her land will become a blazing pitch."

The use of גָּפְרִית in these contexts underscores the completeness and irrevocability of divine judgment, serving as a warning to the faithful to adhere to God's commandments and avoid the fate of those who rebel against Him.

Forms and Transliterations

גָּפְרִ֔ית גָּפְרִ֣ית גָפְרִֽית׃ גפרית גפרית׃ וְ֭גָפְרִית וְגָפְרִ֗ית וגפרית לְגָפְרִ֑ית לגפרית gā·p̄ə·rîṯ ḡā·p̄ə·rîṯ gafeRit gāp̄ərîṯ ḡāp̄ərîṯ lə·ḡā·p̄ə·rîṯ legafeRit ləḡāp̄ərîṯ Vegaferit wə·ḡā·p̄ə·rîṯ wəḡāp̄ərîṯ

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 19:24
HEB: וְעַל־ עֲמֹרָ֖ה גָּפְרִ֣ית וָאֵ֑שׁ מֵאֵ֥ת
NAS: and Gomorrah brimstone and fire
KJV: and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire
INT: and and Gomorrah brimstone and fire the LORD

Deuteronomy 29:23
HEB: גָּפְרִ֣ית וָמֶלַח֮ שְׂרֵפָ֣ה
NAS: its land is brimstone and salt,
KJV: [And that] the whole land thereof [is] brimstone, and salt,
INT: is brimstone and salt A burning

Job 18:15
HEB: עַל־ נָוֵ֣הוּ גָפְרִֽית׃
NAS: nothing of his; Brimstone is scattered
KJV: because [it is] none of his: brimstone shall be scattered
INT: on his habitation of his Brimstone

Psalm 11:6
HEB: פַּ֫חִ֥ים אֵ֣שׁ וְ֭גָפְרִית וְר֥וּחַ זִלְעָפ֗וֹת
NAS: Fire and brimstone and burning
KJV: fire and brimstone, and an horrible
INT: snares Fire and brimstone wind and burning

Isaiah 30:33
HEB: יְהוָה֙ כְּנַ֣חַל גָּפְרִ֔ית בֹּעֲרָ֖ה בָּֽהּ׃
NAS: like a torrent of brimstone, sets it afire.
KJV: like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle
INT: of the LORD A torrent of brimstone sets

Isaiah 34:9
HEB: לְזֶ֔פֶת וַעֲפָרָ֖הּ לְגָפְרִ֑ית וְהָיְתָ֣ה אַרְצָ֔הּ
NAS: And its loose earth into brimstone, And its land
KJV: and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land
INT: pitch loose brimstone will become land

Ezekiel 38:22
HEB: אֶלְגָּבִ֜ישׁ אֵ֣שׁ וְגָפְרִ֗ית אַמְטִ֤יר עָלָיו֙
NAS: with hailstones, fire and brimstone.
KJV: fire, and brimstone.
INT: great hail fire and brimstone will rain and

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1614
7 Occurrences

gā·p̄ə·rîṯ — 4 Occ.
lə·ḡā·p̄ə·rîṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·ḡā·p̄ə·rîṯ — 2 Occ.