gopher wood
The unidentified wood used in the construction of Noah's ArkThe unidentified wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The unidentified wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From גפר, found in Genesis 6:14. Unrelated to the North American animal. Sometimes hypotheFrom 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.
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Synonyms
3 synonymscypress woodgopher-woodtimber planks
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable