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

"Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch."

From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by John Bunyan

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

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

Anyhow, it will be hard to prove that it is not gopher wood.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 by Hamilton Wright Mabie

Jehovah having made up his mind to drown the world, told Noah to make an Ark of gopher wood three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 2 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures by Robert Green Ingersoll

The people had destroyed themselves, and so God said to Noah: "The end of all flesh is come; make thee an ark of gopher wood."

From Child's Story of the Bible by Mary A. (Mary Artemisia) Lathbury