Noah

[ noh-uh ]

noun
  1. Also Douay Bible, No·e . the Biblical patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark ) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Genesis 5–9.

  2. a male given name.

Origin of Noah

1
Ultimately from Hebrew Nōăḥ “rest”

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British Dictionary definitions for noah (1 of 2)

noah

/ (ˈnəʊə) /


noun
  1. Australian a shark

Origin of noah

1
from Australian rhyming slang Noah's Ark

British Dictionary definitions for Noah (2 of 2)

Noah

/ (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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