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Webster 1913 Edition
Noah
No′ah
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rop.
Noun.
[Heb.
Nōakh
rest.] A patriarch of Biblical history, in the time of the Deluge.
2.
(Zool.)
A marine bivalve shell (
Arca Noae
), which somewhat resembles an ark, or ship, in form. 3.
A child’s toy, consisting of an ark-shaped box containing many different wooden animals.
Definition 2024
Noah
Noah
English
Noah sending a dove.
Proper noun
Noah
- (religion) 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.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 7:7:
- And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 7:7:
- A male given name.
- 1984 Erica Jong, Parachutes & Kisses, ISBN 0451138775, page 354:
- Easy to account for those trends - but what of post-Vietnam America and its generation of little Noahs? Were we expecting a flood momentarily?
- 1984 Erica Jong, Parachutes & Kisses, ISBN 0451138775, page 354:
- The 71st sura (chapter) of the Quran
Derived terms
Translations
biblical character
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male given name
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Etymology 2
Abbreviation of Australian rhyming slang Noah's ark (“shark”).
Noun
Noah (plural Noahs)
- (Australia, rhyming slang) Short for Noah's ark; shark.
- 1998, Phillip Gwynne, Deadly Unna?, unnumbered page,
- I pulled the line in. There was a head on the end. That′s all – just the fish′s head, the body had been bitten off.
- Then Team-man pulled in a head. So did the old man.
- ‘Noahs. That′s the end of that,’ said the old man. ‘Looks like we′re going anyway.’
- 2003, Kurt Blanksby, Fishing Guide to Western Australia, Revised and updated 2010, page 38,
- Balloon fishing from the rock when the winds are correct can be a very productive way to target big mackerel and tuna, however the large number of sharks means that you will spend plenty of time battling unstoppable noahs between decent macks.
- 2006, Andrew Whitehead, Solomon Quest, page 91,
- It looks like Jim and Rene are going ahead of us to chase away any big Noahs that might be lurking around.” Scott grinned to show that it was a joke and Jim waved to the group in acknowledgement.
- “What do you mean ‘Noahs’?” asked a hefty millionaire from Minneapolis.
- “Noah′s Arks,” one of the Australians answered for Scott. “Sharks.”
- 1998, Phillip Gwynne, Deadly Unna?, unnumbered page,
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnoːaː]
- Hyphenation: No‧ah
Proper noun
Noah
- Noah (biblical character).
- A male given name.