HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1614
גׇּפְרִית
goph.rit — brimstone
1) brimstone 1a) of judgment (fig.) 1b) of Jehovah's breath (fig.)
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Brimstone
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G2303
θεῖον
theion — sulfur
θεῖον, -ου, τό [in LXX; Gen.19:24, Deu.29:23 Job.18:15, Psa.11:7, Isa.30:33 34:9, Eze.38:22 (גׇּפְרִית), 3Ma.2:5 * ;] brimstone: Luk.17:29 (LXX), Rev.9:17-18 14:10 19:20 20:10 21:8.† (AS)
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θειώδης
theiōdēs — sulphurous
θειώδης, -ες (θεῖον), of brimstone, sulphureous: Rev.9:17.† (AS)
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An inflammable mineral substance found in quantities on the shores of the Dead Sea. The cities of the plain were destroyed by a rain of fire and brimstone (Gen. 19:24, 25). In Isa. 34:9 allusion is made to the destruction of these cities. This word figuratively denotes destruction or punishment (Job 18:15; Isa. 30:33; 34:9; Ps. 11:6; Ezek. 38:22). It is used to express the idea of excruciating torment in Rev. 14:10; 19:20; 20:10.
Scripture references
Genesis 19:24Genesis 19:25Isaiah 34:9Job 18:15Isaiah 30:33Psalms 11:6Ezekiel 38:22Revelation 14:10Revelation 19:20Revelation 20:10
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.