Genesis 6:14. Perhaps cypress, kupar resembling gopher; suitable for shipbuilding; abounding in Babylonia and Adiabene, the region which may have been that of Noah's building. It was here Alexander obtained timber for building his fleet.
Bibliography Information Fausset, Andrew Robert M.A., D.D., "Definition for 'Gopher wood' Fausset's Bible Dictionary". bible-history.com - Fausset's; 1878.