gopher wood en · NOUN
Etymology
From גפר, found in Genesis 6:14. Unrelated to the North American animal. Sometimes hypothesized to be ultimately cognate to English cypress, the wood itself being such or related to the tree.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The unidentified wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark.
Make thee an ark of gopher wood.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 6:14:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gopherwood | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
cypress wood · gopher-wood · timber planks
Translations (11)
he גֹּפֶר (the wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark - not yet identified) · fr gopher (the wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark - not yet identified) · sv goferträ (the wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark - not yet identified) · no sypresstre (the wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark - not yet identified) · id kayu gofir (the wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark - not yet identified) · pl strączyn żółty (the wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark - not yet identified) · hi गोपेर (the wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark - not yet identified) · fi sypressipuu (the wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark - not yet identified) · fi honkapuu (the wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark - not yet identified) · eo gofero (the wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark - not yet identified) · mi kōpera (the wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark - not yet identified)