gopher wood

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