Job 18:15:6Job.18.15.W6TAB
גָפְרִֽית׃
gafrit
“sulfur”
- Transliteration
- gaf-RIT
- Extended
- gahf-REET
- IPA
- /ɣofˈriːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- sulfur
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
gaf-RIT
- phraseyour reading level
al-NA-ve-hu gaf-RIT
- clause
ye-zo-RE al-NA-ve-hu gaf-RIT
- sentence
tish-KON be-a-ho-LO mib-be-LI-LO ye-zo-RE al-NA-ve-hu gaf-RIT
Exegesis
After the atnach break, yezoreh {יְזֹרֶה | yəzōreh} ‘it will scatter’ introduces the second clause; the masculine verb with the following gofrit {גָפְרִית | gā-p̄rît} ‘brimstone’ can be read as an impersonal/passive-like statement in English (“will be scattered”).
Root and etymology
consonantsGimel–Pe–Resh
“burning mineral”
In context — Job 18:15
It will dwell in his tent, because it is not his; brimstone will be scattered upon his dwelling place.
About this coordinate
Job 18:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Job 18:15, so the Hebrew word גָפְרִֽית׃ (gafrit) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Job.18.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.18.15.W6.S1) and character.