Lexicon
גׇּפְרִית
goph.rit
H1614
H:N-F Hebrew

brimstone

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goph.rit denotes a destructive material depicted with fire, falling rain, scattered ruin, and a land’s devastation.

The term consistently denotes a material associated with destructive fire and judgment: it is rained down, scattered over a dwelling-place, linked with a torrent that kindles fire, and pictured in a land’s ruined condition.

Senses in use

  1. Material in fiery devastation · dominant

    In Genesis 19:24 and Psalm 11:6, the singular noun occurs in clauses where the APB renders fire and brimstone as raining down. Ezekiel 38:22 likewise places it among rain, hailstones, and fire, while Job 18:15 has it scattered over a pasture; Isaiah 30:33 and Isaiah 34:9 place it in scenes of kindling fire and a land becoming burning pitch.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Where the clause is clear, the APB repeatedly uses “brimstone,” including Genesis 19:24, Ezekiel 38:22, Job 18:15, Psalm 11:6, and Isaiah 34:9. In Deuteronomy 29:22, the supplied translation describes the land’s wounds and diseases without an identifiable English counterpart for the noun.

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