"gopher wood" meaning in English

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Noun

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. Etymology templates: {{m|he|גפר}} גפר, {{cog|en|cypress}} English cypress Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} gopher wood (uncountable)
  1. (biblical) The unidentified wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Bible Synonyms: cypress wood, gopher-wood, timber planks (english: terms used in other English versions of the Bible), gopherwood Translations (the wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark - not yet identified): gofero (Esperanto), honkapuu (Finnish), sypressipuu (english: depending on version) (Finnish), gopher [masculine] (French), גֹּפֶר (gófer) [masculine] (Hebrew), kayu gofir (Indonesian), kōpera (Maori), sypresstre (Norwegian), goferträ (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-gopher_wood-en-noun-BxqiS0BB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

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