Gofrit (גופרית) means sulfur in Hebrew.
It can also mean brimstone. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
sulfur, brimstone
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Gofrit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1יסוד כימי אל־מתכתי המסומל באות S ומספרו האטומי–16.
וְנֶהֶפְכוּ נְחָלֶיהָ לְזֶפֶת וַעֲפָרָהּ לְגָפְרִית וְהָיְתָה אַרְצָהּ לְזֶפֶת בֹּעֵרָה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gofrit is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גָּפְרִית
- Written without vowel points
- גופרית
- Said
- gofrit
- Root
- ג־פ־ר
- Gematria
- 699
This is how Gofrit is said in other languages.
- English
- sulfur, brimstone
- Arabic
- كبريت
- Russian
- сера
- French
- soufre
These words rhyme with Gofrit.
The word Gofrit is part of these phrases and sayings.
- המטיר עליו אש וגפרית
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Gofrit comes from the root ג־פ־ר, like these words.
This is where the word Gofrit comes from.
המילה משותפת למספר לשונות שמיות. למשל- באכדית: 6829, בארמית: ܟܶܒܪܺܝܬܳܐ, בערבית: كِبْرِيت. יתכן מקורו מהלחמה- 'כבורית'. (ראה סעיף הבא) מבואר המושג 'כבריתא' (כברית) בפירוש רש"י ל'גפרית' ב
These words come before and after Gofrit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gofrit.
What does Gofrit (גופרית) mean in Hebrew?
Gofrit (גופרית) means sulfur and brimstone. It is said gofrit, with the stress on frit.
What rhymes with Gofrit (גופרית)?
Words that rhyme with Gofrit (גופרית) include יוונית, זווית, לטינית, שדרית, עברית, and תבנית.
Is Gofrit (גופרית) masculine or feminine?
The word Gofrit (גופרית) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גפרית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.