Noah
From a Hebrew word meaning "rest" or "comfort," borne by the patriarch who built the ark that survived the flood in Genesis.
Meaning and origin
Noah is the English form of a Hebrew name carried by the biblical patriarch chosen to preserve his family and the animal kingdom through a catastrophic flood, later receiving a rainbow as a divine promise never to…
How to pronounce Noah
| English (US) | NOH-uh /ˈnoʊə/ |
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