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English word origin

Etymology of Noah

From Biblical Hebrew נֹחַ (Nōaḥ).

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Source etymology 1

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name

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. · A male given name from Hebrew. · A surname. · The 71st sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Biblical Hebrew נֹחַ (Nōaḥ).

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Source etymology 2

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name

A female given name.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Biblical Hebrew נֹעָה (Nōʿâ).

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Source etymology 3

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noun

Clipping of Noah's ark; shark.

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Abbreviation of Australian rhyming slang Noah's ark (“shark”).

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