גֹּפֶר
gofer · gopher wood
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H1613 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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gofer (גֹּפֶר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “gopher wood”.
Gopher: a kind of wood that has not been identified, so the Hebrew name is kept.
How to say it
go·fer
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A kind of wood used for the ark; which tree it was is unknown.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words that come from it
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Where it appears
- Genesis 6:14
Make yourself an ark of gopher wood; with compartments you shall make the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch.