Gofer (גופר) means gopher wood in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
גֹּפֶר
gofer
noun · masculine
In English
gopher wood
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Gofer.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מין עץ, ייתכן ארז, ויש מזהים עם עץ האדר.
עֲשֵׂה לְךָ תֵּבַת עֲצֵי גֹפֶר קִנִּים תַּעֲשֶׂה אֶת הַתֵּבָה וְכָפַרְתָּ אֹתָהּ מִבַּיִת וּמִחוּץ בַּכֹּפֶר
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Gofer is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גֹּפֶר
- Written without vowel points
- גופר
- Said
- gofer
- Root
- ג־פ־ר
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Gematria
- 289
This is how Gofer is said in other languages.
- English
- gopher wood
These words rhyme with Gofer.
The word Gofer comes from the root ג־פ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Gofer in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Gofer.
What does Gofer (גופר) mean in Hebrew?
Gofer (גופר) means gopher wood. It is said gofer, with the stress on go.
What rhymes with Gofer (גופר)?
Words that rhyme with Gofer (גופר) include כופר and טופר.
Is Gofer (גופר) masculine or feminine?
The word Gofer (גופר) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גפר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.