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gopher wood

gopher wood noun: the unidentified wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark.

Noun

gopher wood (uncountable)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    cypress wood, gopher-wood, timber planks

gopher wood meaning in Hindi and Indonesian

gopher wood in Hindi

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

gopher wood in Indonesian

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

Synonyms of gopher wood

  • cypress wood
  • gopher-wood
  • timber planks

Forms of gopher wood

alternative formgopherwood

Origin of gopher wood

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.

Questions about gopher wood

What does gopher wood mean?
Gopher wood means the unidentified wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark.
What is gopher wood in Hindi?
Gopher wood in Hindi is गोपेर (goper). See Gopher wood meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is gopher wood?
Gopher wood is a noun.

Words near gopher wood in the dictionary

  1. gopher spurges
  2. Gopher State
  3. Gopher Stater
  4. gopher tortoise
  5. gopher tortoises
  6. gopher wood
  7. gopherlike
  8. gophers
  9. gopherspace
  10. gopherwood
  11. gopi

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