gopher wood

noun

The unidentified wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark.

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cypress woodgopher-woodtimber planks
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Meanings

noungopher wood (uncountable)

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  1. uncountablebiblicalThe 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

    Synonyms: cypress wood, gopher-wood, timber planks

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe unidentified wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark.

Similar
cypress woodgopher-woodtimber planks

Origin

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.

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Translations

Esperanto gofero
  • goferothe wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark - not yet identified
Finnish honkapuu, sypressipuu
  • honkapuuthe wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark - not yet identified
  • sypressipuuthe wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark - not yet identified
French gopher
  • gopherthe wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark - not yet identified
Hebrew גֹּפֶר
  • גֹּפֶר (gófer)the wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark - not yet identified
Hindi गोपेर
  • गोपेर (goper)the wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark - not yet identified
Indonesian kayu gofir
  • kayu gofirthe wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark - not yet identified
Māori kōpera
  • kōperathe wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark - not yet identified
Norwegian sypresstre
  • sypresstrethe wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark - not yet identified
Polish strączyn żółty
  • strączyn żółtythe wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark - not yet identified
Swedish goferträ
  • goferträthe wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark - not yet identified
Cite this entry
APA

gopher wood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gopher%20wood

MLA

“gopher wood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gopher%20wood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gopher wood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gopher%20wood.

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