gopher wood

American  

[goh-fer wood] / ˈgoʊ fər ˌwʊd /

noun

1. (in the Bible) an unidentified wood used in building Noah's ark.

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gopher wood British  

noun

1. the wood used in the construction of Noah's ark, thought to be a type of cypress (Genesis 6:14)

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Etymology

Origin of gopher wood

First recorded in 1605–15; from Hebrew gōpher, of uncertain meaning

Example Sentences

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gopher wood

The Lord said, ‘make thee an ark of gopher wood.’

From Saboteurs on the River by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)

But of gopher wood there was none to be had.

From Saboteurs on the River by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)

Make an ark for thyself of gopher wood.'

From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1 by Szold, Henrietta

Josselyn gives us to understand that the wood of the white pine is that mentioned in the Scriptures as gopher wood out of which Noah built the ark.

From Old Plymouth Trails by Packard, Winthrop

How old Noah built him an ark, How old Noah built him an ark, How old Noah built him an ark, Of gopher wood and hickory bark.

From Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental by Various