גֹּפֶר

Strong’s Definition

a kind of tree or wood (as used for building), apparently the cypress

Etymology & Derivation

from an unused root, probably meaning to house in;

KJV Usage

gopher.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.cypress?, gopher, gopher wood
• 2.wood of which the ark was made
• 3.meaning and exact type unknown

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: gôpher; Pronunciation: go'-fer