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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GOPHER WOOD

From Hebrew gōpher.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GOPHER WOOD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOPHER WOOD

noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Gopher wood is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GOPHER WOOD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gopher wood

Gopher wood

Gopher wood or gopherwood is a term used once in the Bible for the substance from which Noah's ark was built. Genesis 6:14 states that Noah was to build the Ark of גפר, gofer, more commonly gopher wood, a word not otherwise known in the Bible or in Hebrew. Although some English Bibles attempt a translation, older English translations, including the King James Version, leave it untranslated. The word is unrelated to the name of the North American animal, the gopher.

Definition of gopher wood in the English dictionary

The definition of gopher wood in the dictionary is the wood used in the construction of Noah's ark, thought to be a type of cypress.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOPHER WOOD

goosey
goosier
goosiest
goosiness
Goossens
goosy
GOP
gopak
gopher
gopher snake
Gopher State
gopherwood
gopik
gopura
gor
gora
Gorakhpur
goral

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOPHER WOOD

aloes wood
Bollywood
brazil wood
cedar wood
citron wood
Eastwood
from the wood
greenwood
hardwood
Hollywood
log of wood
magnetic wood
out of the wood
sassy wood
shittim wood
speckled wood
tallow wood
the log of wood
Westwood
wood

Synonyms and antonyms of gopher wood in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gopher wood» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOPHER WOOD

Find out the translation of gopher wood to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gopher wood from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gopher wood» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

歌斐木
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

madera de Gopher
570 millions of speakers

English

gopher wood
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गोफर लकड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخشب غوفر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

суслик древесины
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

madeira de Gofer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গোফর কাঠ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bois de gopher
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kayu gopher
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tannenholz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リスの木
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고퍼 나무
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kayu gopher
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gỗ gopher
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோபர் மரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोफर लाकडाचे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gopher ahşap
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

legno di cipresso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gopher drewna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ховрашок деревини
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lemn popândău
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξύλο γοπχερ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

goferhout
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gopher trä
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gopher tre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gopher wood

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOPHER WOOD»

The term «gopher wood» is used very little and occupies the 161.287 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GOPHER WOOD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gopher wood

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOPHER WOOD»

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Waters of Creation: A Biblical Theological Study of Baptism
Gen 6:14-15, “Make yourself an ark of gopher wood... This is how you are to make it: the length of the ark 300 cubits, its breadth 50 cubits, and its height 30 cubits.” Second, comparing the two passages word order shows their similarity.
Douglas Van Dorn, 2012
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Life-Study of Genesis
Material—Gopher Wood The ark was made of gopher wood (6:14). What is gopher wood? It is a cypress, full of resin; it is a kind of resinous wood. It can stand the attack of water. A wood without resin cannot withstand the attack of water.
Witness Lee, 1997
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The Mystery of the Ark of Noah
6: 14a " Make thee an ark of gopher wood" Searching through the commentaries available to this vessel, it was discovered that Bible scholars did not identify the gopher wood. The meaning of the Hebrew word used for the gopher wood is ...
Akinwale Akindiya, 2005
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
... them; them ; them ; Make gopher wood ; gopher wood ; gopher v. uod ; gopher wood ; gopher wood ; gopher wood ; gopher wood ; of: «/• of: of: of1 of: of: . behold i • covenant ; covenant ; covenant ; covenant ; covenant ; covenant; covenant; ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1842
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Origines biblicae: or, Researches in primeval history
OF THE GOPHER-WOOD OF THE SCRIPTURES. 331 APPENDIX C. OF THE GOPHER-WOOD, OF WHICH NOAHS ARK WAS CONSTRUCTED1. In the fourteenth verse of the sixth chapter of Genesis is recorded the following command of the ...
Charles Tilstone Beke, 1834
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All Kinds of Scented Wood
Make yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch.'" — Genesis 7:13-14, RSV. The story of Noah introduces the first article of wood named in the Bible and the first named wood. The detail is ...
Richard S. Barnett
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As It Was In the Days of Noah: The Truth About the End-Time
H1613 go'-fer From an unused root, probably meaning to HOUSE IN; a kind oftree or wood (as USED FOR BUILDING) We get the idea that gopher wood might consist of SQUArED BEAMS or PLANED WOOD that is used for BUILDING a ...
Manie Du Preez, 2011
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A Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature
GOPHER WOOD Cs$S ft?, etz-gopher) is mentioned only once in Scripture, as the material of which Noah was directed to build the ark (Gen. vi. 14), ' Make thee an ark of gopher wood ; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shall pitch it within  ...
John KITTO, 1851
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The Cyclopædia of Biblical Literature
GOPHER WOOD ("193 J7, ctz-gophcr) is mentioned only once in Scripture, as the material of which Noah was directed to build the ark (Gen. vi. 14), t Make thee an ark of gopher wood ; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within  ...
John Kitto, 1851
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The Holy Word for Morning Revival - Crystallization-study of ...
6:14 Make yourself an ark of gopher wood; you shall make rooms in the ark and shall cover it within and without with pitch. 16 17 ...You shall put the entrance of the ark in its side;...And now I amabout tobringa flood of water uponthe earth to ...
Witness Lee

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOPHER WOOD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gopher wood is used in the context of the following news items.
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5 Lessons From The Bible Story of Noah
God instructed Noah to “Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch” (Gen 6:14). «Patheos, Jun 15»
2
Seeds planted for coming tree commission projects
Commonly known as the Florida torreya, gopher wood, stinking yew, or stinking cedar, Grant said the trees are so rare and endangered that ... «Northwest Georgia News, Jun 15»
3
Quaestio De Centauris
... same primordial mud got greedy hold of the ark's feminine keel, made of gopher wood and covered inside and out with shiny pitch. Such was ... «The New Yorker, May 15»
4
McClellan: Recipes for rainy days
Are you sure you have enough gopher wood and pitch on hand? Those two items seem to be the things Moses needed in great quantity when ... «Longview News-Journal, May 15»
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Now showing: Two By Two 2 stars
... family of three giraffes into the ark, while only allowing one member of other species to apparently board the gargantuan gopher wood vessel ... «Daily Echo, Apr 15»
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REVIEW: Two by Two: Oops...The Ark Has Gone
... family of three giraffes into the ark, while only allowing one member of other species to apparently board the gargantuan gopher wood vessel ... «Basingstoke Gazette, Apr 15»
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Film review and trailer: Two By Two: Ooops... The Ark Has Gone (U)
... family of three giraffes into the ark, while only allowing one member of other species to apparently board the gargantuan gopher wood vessel ... «Nottingham Post, Apr 15»
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High Water series, part three: A test of ingenuity and resolve
In perhaps a lighter mood, one city pastor suggested a divinely inspired flood-fighting measure – a gopher wood boat, 300 cubits by 50 cubits ... «Winona Daily News, Apr 15»
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The week in TV: ITV Leaders' Debate; The Ark; Drills, Dentures and …
... and faithfully, back-breakingly, with twigs in his beard and ashes in his mouth, went about God's work with the cubits and the gopher wood. «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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Easter drama The Ark was a sinking ship according to the Gospel of …
Where farce took over, however, was during angel Ashley Walters' instructions: “You are to build an ark made of gopher wood, layered for ... «mirror.co.uk, Apr 15»

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