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It is frequently associated with fire, symbolizing the intense and consuming nature of God's wrath against sin and wickedness.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient times, brimstone (sulfur) was known for its flammable properties and was often used in the context of purification and judgment. The imagery of fire and brimstone was a powerful symbol in the ancient Near East, representing total destruction and divine retribution. This symbolism is evident in the biblical narrative, where brimstone is used to describe the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, emphasizing the severity of God's judgment.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/1613.htm">gopher</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>brimstone<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>brimstone (7).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">גָּפְרִית</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>brimstone</b></font> (Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">גּוּפְרִיתָא</font>, also <font class="hebrew2">כבריתא</font>, <font class="hebrew2">כובריתא</font>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb017209.gif">, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb017210.gif">; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb017211.gif"> (certainly foreign word); derived from (<font class="hebrew2">כֹּפֶר</font>), <font class="hebrew2">גֹּפֶר</font> by Thes Rob-Ges, compare Di <a href="/interlinear/genesis/6-14.htm">Genesis 6:14</a>; i.e. <em>pitch</em>, and then other combustibles, especially <em>sulphur</em>; Lag<sup>l.c.</sup> thinks from Bactrian <i><em>vohûkereti</em></i>) — <font class="hebrew2">גָּפְרִית</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24</a> 6t. — <em>brimstone</em>, after <font class="hebrew2">הִמְטִיר</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24</a> (J), figurative of judgment <a href="/interlinear/psalms/11-6.htm">Psalm 11:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/38-22.htm">Ezekiel 38:22</a> (in all "" <font class="hebrew2">אֵשׁ</font> etc.), compare also <a href="/interlinear/job/18-15.htm">Job 18:15</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/34-9.htm">Isaiah 34:9</a>, & <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/29-22.htm">Deuteronomy 29:22</a>; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">נַחַל ג</font> simile for the destroying breath of <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/30-33.htm">Isaiah 30:33</a>. <p><font class="hebrew2">גֵּר</font> see below I. <font class="hebrew2">גור</font>. <p><font class="hebrew2">גִּר</font> see below <font class="hebrew2">גיר</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>brimstone <p>Probably feminine of <a href="/hebrew/1613.htm">gopher</a>; properly, cypress- resin; by analogy, sulphur (as equally inflammable) -- brimstone. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1613.htm">gopher</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>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<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/19-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 19:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְעַל־ עֲמֹרָ֖ה <b> גָּפְרִ֣ית </b> וָאֵ֑שׁ מֵאֵ֥ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Gomorrah <span class="itali">brimstone</span> and fire<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and upon Gomorrah <span class="itali">brimstone</span> and fire<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/19-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and and Gomorrah <span class="itali">brimstone</span> and fire the LORD<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/29-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 29:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/29.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> גָּפְרִ֣ית </b> וָמֶלַח֮ שְׂרֵפָ֣ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/29.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> its land <span class="itali">is brimstone</span> and salt,<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/29.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [And that] the whole land <span class="itali">thereof [is] brimstone,</span> and salt,<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/29-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">is brimstone</span> and salt A burning<p><b><a href="/text/job/18-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 18:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַל־ נָוֵ֣הוּ <b> גָפְרִֽית׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> nothing <span class="itali">of his; Brimstone</span> is scattered<br><a href="/kjvs/job/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> because [it is] none <span class="itali">of his: brimstone</span> shall be scattered<br><a href="/interlinear/job/18-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> on his habitation <span class="itali">of his Brimstone</span><p><b><a href="/text/psalms/11-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 11:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">פַּ֫חִ֥ים אֵ֣שׁ <b> וְ֭גָפְרִית </b> וְר֥וּחַ זִלְעָפ֗וֹת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Fire <span class="itali">and brimstone</span> and burning<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> fire <span class="itali">and brimstone,</span> and an horrible<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/11-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> snares Fire <span class="itali">and brimstone</span> wind and burning<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/30-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 30:33</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְהוָה֙ כְּנַ֣חַל <b> גָּפְרִ֔ית </b> בֹּעֲרָ֖ה בָּֽהּ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> like a torrent <span class="itali">of brimstone,</span> sets it afire.<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> like a stream <span class="itali">of brimstone,</span> doth kindle<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/30-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the LORD A torrent <span class="itali">of brimstone</span> sets<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/34-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 34:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/34.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְזֶ֔פֶת וַעֲפָרָ֖הּ <b> לְגָפְרִ֑ית </b> וְהָיְתָ֣ה אַרְצָ֔הּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/34.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And its loose earth <span class="itali">into brimstone,</span> And its land<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/34.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the dust <span class="itali">thereof into brimstone,</span> and the land<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/34-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> pitch loose <span class="itali">brimstone</span> will become land<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/38-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 38:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/38.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶלְגָּבִ֜ישׁ אֵ֣שׁ <b> וְגָפְרִ֗ית </b> אַמְטִ֤יר עָלָיו֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/38.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with hailstones, fire <span class="itali">and brimstone.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/38.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> fire, <span class="itali">and brimstone.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/38-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> great hail fire <span class="itali">and brimstone</span> will rain and<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1614.htm">7 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1614.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1614<br>7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/gaferit_1614.htm">gā·p̄ə·rîṯ — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/legaferit_1614.htm">lə·ḡā·p̄ə·rîṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vegaferit_1614.htm">wə·ḡā·p̄ə·rîṯ — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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