Noah

[noh-uh]

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.

Noah

¹

/ 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)

noah

²

/ ˈnəʊə /

noun

1. a shark

Word History and Origins

Origin of Noah¹

Ultimately from Hebrew Nōăḥ “rest”

Word History and Origins

Origin of Noah¹

from Australian rhyming slang Noah's Ark

Example Sentences

Noah Lastner, who also graduated from the academy in June and has since sailed to Singapore and the Philippines, said young people often learn too late about the opportunity.

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His parents and brother spent more than nine months living with him at Noah's Ark Children's Hospital in Cardiff.

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Aberdeen remain winless after a 1-1 draw at home to Armenia's Noah.

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One of them, Noah Jones, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme there were bad things online but that did not mean banning under-16s was the right answer.

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Orange Lutheran 58, St. Francis 49: Noah Zeola had 19 points and Josh King 18 for the Lancers.

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