- 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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No•ah
(nō′ə),USA pronunciation n.
- Biblethe patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark)in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning "rest.''
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Noah /ˈnəʊə/ n
'Noah' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- ark
- Ashkenazi
- Flood
- Japheth
- patriarch
- Shem
- uniformitarianism
- Vondel
- Webster
- Burns
- Canaan
- Columba
- gopher wood
- ham
- Nimrod
- Noachian
- Noah's Ark
- Noah's Dove
- Noe
- porter
- Websterian
- Semite