Noah
pronunciation
How to pronounce Noah in British English:
UK ['nəuə]
How to pronounce Noah in American English:
US [ˈnoə]
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- Noun:
- the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis
Word Origin
- Noah
- masc. proper name, from Hebrew Noah, literally "rest." Phrase Noah's ark attested from 1610s. The adjective Noachian, in reference to the flood legend, is from 1670s.
Example
- 1. How would you like to be noah 's next-door-neighbor ?
- 2. God liked what he saw in noah .
- 3. Noah walked with me toward rose 's quarters .
- 4. Is he noah or are we king canute ?
- 5. If all else fails , give noah jeffrey a call .