Lexicon
גֹּ֫פֶר
go.pher
H1613
H:N-M Hebrew

gopher

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go.pher denotes the wood specified for constructing the ark in Genesis 6:14.

The term is attested as the material named for making the ark in Genesis 6:14.

Senses in use

  1. Wood specified for the ark · dominant

    In Genesis 6:14, the masculine singular absolute form occurs in the instruction to make an ark; the APB renders the clause, "Make yourself an ark of gopher wood."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 6:14, the APB presents the term in the phrase "gopher wood,".

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