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noah

/ˈnoʊə/

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What does noah mean?

noun

  1. (slang) Clipping of Noah's ark; shark.

proper noun

  1. A figure in Abrahamic religions, believed to have built an ark to save his family and members of each species of animal from the Great Flood.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.
More meanings (4)

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. The 71st sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
  3. Acronym of National Office of Animal Health.
  4. (rare) A female given name.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈnoʊə/

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And king Noah hardened his heart against the word of the Lord, and he did not repent of his evil doings.
Joseph, Jr. Smith; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsThe Book of Mormon : $b an account written by the hand of Mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of NephiProject Gutenberg ebook #17
Even Noah himself was produced from an egg, which, as we have seen, is the symbol of Venus, or universal womanhood.
Eliza Burt GambleThe God-Idea of the Ancients; Or, Sex in ReligionProject Gutenberg ebook #639
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In silence and solitude he lay there painting those marvellous frescoes of the story of the Creation to the time of Noah.
Amy SteedmanKnights of Art: Stories of the Italian PaintersProject Gutenberg ebook #529
His master accepted his advice, and took refuge in the house of Noah and Shem, where he lay in hiding a whole month.
Louis GinzbergThe Legends of the Jews — Volume 1Translated by Henrietta SzoldProject Gutenberg ebook #1493
They and the carpenter and our new farmer and Noah and our two horses and our eight biggest boys have been working ever since.
Jean WebsterDear EnemyProject Gutenberg ebook #238