gopher wood
noun
an unidentified wood used in building Noah's ark. Gen. 6:14.
Origin of gopher wood
First recorded in 1605–15,
gopher wood is from the Hebrew word
gōpher
Words nearby gopher wood
gopher ball,
gopher plant,
gopher snake,
gopher state,
gopher tortoise,
gopher wood,
gopherberry,
gopherwood,
gopi,
gopāla,
gor
Example sentences from the Web for 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.
Biblical Extracts |Robert CooperThe ark was built of gopher-wood, which is thought by some to be pine, by others cedar.
Man on the Ocean |R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for gopher wood
gopher wood
noun
the wood used in the construction of Noah's ark, thought to be a type of cypress (Genesis 6:14)
Word Origin for gopher wood
from Hebrew
gōpher