go|pher|wood

go|pher|wood
go|pher|wood «GOH fuhr WUD», noun.
1. an unidentified wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark (in the Bible, Genesis 6:14).
2. yellowwood.
[translation of Hebrew " gofer]

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