Strong's Definition
probably feminine of 1613; properly, cypress- resin; by analogy, sulphur (as equally inflammable)
KJV Usage: brimstone
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
גׇּפְרִית (goph.rit) — brimstone. 1) brimstone 1a) of judgment (fig.) 1b) of Jehovah's breath (fig.)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f
Minerals
sulphur = a pale yellow substance which burns readily in air; ◄ it is found in regions of volcanic activity such as the Dead Sea area, and ► causes the land to be infertile; ≈ it is associated with punishment from God
GEN 19:24 · DEU 29:22 · JOB 18:15 · PSA 11:6 · ISA 30:33 · ISA 34:9 · EZK 38:22
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
גָּפְרִית n.f. brimstone base
