Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gopher wood

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
go-pher -wood
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The unidentified wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gopherwood (alternative)

Synonyms

cypress wood gopher-wood timber planks

Questions

What does gopher wood mean?
The unidentified wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark.
Where does gopher wood come from?
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.

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