gopher wood

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gopher wood

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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.

noun gopherwood

uncountable The unidentified wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark. Make thee an ark of gopher wood.
Similar: cypress wood, gopher-wood, timber planks

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noun the wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark - not yet identified

हिन्दी	गोपेर goper
Français	gopher
עברית	גֹּפֶר gófer

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@misc{gopher_wood_2026,
  title = {gopher wood},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gopher%20wood},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}