What does גׇּפְרִית (gopĕriyt) mean in the Bible?
גׇּפְרִית (gopĕriyt): Sulphur as divine instrument of judgment, associated with fire and destruction in theophanic contexts.
Hebrew · H1614
גׇּפְרִית
Properly, cypress-resin ; by analogy, sulphur (as equally inflammable)
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גׇּפְרִית H1614
Pronunciation gopĕriyt
What does גׇּפְרִית (gopĕriyt) mean in the Bible?
גׇּפְרִית (gopĕriyt): Sulphur as divine instrument of judgment, associated with fire and destruction in theophanic contexts.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1614?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and sulfur (2), burning sulfur (1), of burning sulfur (1), of sulfur (1), sulfur (1).
Where does גׇּפְרִית (gopĕriyt) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 19:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Deuteronomy (1), Ezekiel (1), Genesis (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and sulfur 2× Psalms 11:6, Ezekiel 38:22
burning sulfur 1× Job 18:15
of burning sulfur 1× Isaiah 30:33
of sulfur 1× Deuteronomy 29:23
sulfur 1× Genesis 19:24
to sulfur 1× Isaiah 34:9
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 19:24 גָּפְרִ֣ית to sulfur Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 29:23 גָּפְרִ֣ית to of sulfur Noun - feminine singular Job 18:15 גָפְרִֽית׃ to burning sulfur Noun - feminine singular Psalms 11:6 וְ֭גָפְרִית to and sulfur Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 30:33 גָּפְרִ֔ית to of burning sulfur Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 34:9 לְגָפְרִ֑ית to to sulfur Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Ezekiel 38:22 וְגָפְרִ֗ית to and sulfur Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 19:24
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 6
Genesis 1 Deuteronomy 1 Job 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 2 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
גָּפְרִ֣ית 2x gā·p̄ə·rîṯ Genesis 19:24, Deuteronomy 29:23
גָּפְרִ֔ית 1x gā·p̄ə·rîṯ Isaiah 30:33
גָפְרִֽית׃ 1x ḡā·p̄ə·rîṯ Job 18:15
וְ֭גָפְרִית 1x wə·ḡā·p̄ə·rîṯ Psalms 11:6
וְגָפְרִ֗ית 1x wə·ḡā·p̄ə·rîṯ Ezekiel 38:22
לְגָפְרִ֑ית 1x lə·ḡā·p̄ə·rîṯ Isaiah 34:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 4x Genesis 19:24, Deuteronomy 29:23, Job 18:15, Isaiah 30:33
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 2x Psalms 11:6, Ezekiel 38:22
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 34:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Sulphur as divine instrument of judgment, associated with fire and destruction in theophanic contexts.
Source Gloss
properly, cypress-resin ; by analogy, sulphur (as equally inflammable)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Sulphur as divine instrument of judgment, associated with fire and destruction in theophanic contexts.
properly, cypress-resin; by analogy, sulphur (as equally inflammable) BDB: brimstone Usage: brimstone.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גׇּפְרִית is built from this root:
גֹּפֶר H1613
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain