גׇּפְרִית
gophrîyth(gof-reeth')
“properly, cypress-resin; by analogy, sulphur (as equally inflammable)”
7 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
properly, cypress-resin; by analogy, sulphur (as equally inflammable)
Translated in KJV as
brimstone.
Etymology
probably feminine of H1613 (גֹּפֶר);
Related Words
Chain Links
Walk this word's occurrences one verse at a time. Use ← / → or j / k to jump to adjacent occurrences.
2 of 7
“And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, whic…”