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noun
The unidentified wood used in the construction of Noah's Ark.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From גפר, found in Genesis 6:14. Unrelated to the North American animal. Sometimes hypothesized to be ultimately cognate to English cypress, the wood itself being such or related to the tree.
Across languages
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