Noah

American  

[noh-uh] / ˈnoʊ ə /

noun

1. Also Noe the patriarch who is recorded in the Bible as having built a large boat in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Biblical Flood.

2. a male given name.

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Noah ¹ British  

/ ˈnəʊə /

noun

1. Old Testament a Hebrew patriarch, who saved himself, his family, and specimens of each species of animal and bird from the Flood by building a ship ( Noah's Ark ) in which they all survived (Genesis 6–8)

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noah ² British  

/ ˈnəʊə /

noun

1. a shark

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Etymology

Origin of Noah

Ultimately from Hebrew Nōăḥ “rest”

Example Sentences

A process to select a jury is under way ahead of an inquest into the death of the Belfast schoolboy Noah Donohoe.

From BBC

"He has really personalized the presidency," Noah Rosenblum, professor of law at New York University, told AFP.

From Barron's

Noah Goodman is a professor of psychology and computer science at Stanford University and co-founder of the startup humans& ai.

From The Wall Street Journal

Noah Simon made a three-point shot at the buzzer of the second overtime, his only points of the night.

From Los Angeles Times

The Noah’s Ark exhibit is based on the story of the biblical flood that caused Noah — at God’s direction — to build a ship for his family and two of each animal on Earth.

From Los Angeles Times