gopher wood

1 of 2

noun (1)

: an unidentified wood used in the construction of Noah's ark

make yourself an ark of gopher wood

—Genesis 6:14 (Revised Standard Version)

gopherwood

2 of 2

noun (2)

"

: yellowwood sense 1 a

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Hebrew gōpher

Noun (2)

gopher entry 1 + wood

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