Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1613 |
|---|---|
| Word: | גּוֹפֶר |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root, probably meaning to house in |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | gopher |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | go'-fer |
| Meaning: | 1. a kind of tree or wood (as used for building), apparently the cypress |
| KJV Renderings: | gopher. |
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גֹּ֫פֶר noun [masculine] gopher, only in עֲצֵיגֹּֿפֶר Gen 6:14 ( P ), wood of which the ark was made (word dubious; Thes compare כֹּפֶר & so Rob Ges (hence 'pitch-wood, resinous wood'), compare Di; LagSemitica i. 64; Symmict. ii. 93, BN 217 ff. thinks word not original, but inferred from גפרית, and substituted here for גפרית by copyist, or editor. compare following).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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