gopher wood

See also: gopherwood

English

Alternative forms

gopherwood

Etymology

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.

Noun

gopher wood (uncountable)

(biblical) The unidentified wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 6:14:
  Make thee an ark of gopher wood.

Synonyms

cypress wood, gopher-wood, timber planks (terms used in other English versions of the Bible)

Translations

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

Esperanto: gofero
Finnish: honkapuu, sypressipuu (depending on version)
French: gopher (fr) m
Hebrew: גֹּפֶר (he) m (gófer)
Indonesian: kayu gofir
Maori: kōpera
Norwegian: sypresstre
Swedish: goferträ

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