Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “גֹּפֶר”
Understanding gôpher reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
gopher. - a kind of tree or wood (as used for building), apparently the cypress 1) cypress?, gopher, gopher wood 1a) woo...
H1613
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
גֹּפֶר
Phoneticgo'-fer
Transliterationgôpher
Grammar Code
H:N-M
Hebrew Noun, Masculine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
gopher. - a kind of tree or wood (as used for building), apparently the cypress 1) cypress?, gopher, gopher wood 1a) wood of which the ark was made 1b) meaning and exact type unknown
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
1 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 6:14 | “Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.” Word: גֹּפֶר (gôpher) |