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

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 Mabie, Hamilton Wright

Or next the mariner-saint enlarge   Right quaintly on his ark of gopher wood To wandering men through high grass meads that ran Or sailed the sea Mediterranean.

From Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II. by Ingelow, Jean

When of old a flood of waters was to be sent on the world, Noah was commanded to build an ark of gopher wood for the saving of his house.

From Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge by Wylie, James Aitken

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

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

"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 Bunyan, John