נֹחַ

no.achProper Noun (Masculine)H5146

Noah

From: the same as H5118 (נוּחַ); rest;

Short Definition

Noach, the patriarch of the flood

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at ; son of: Lamech (H3929H); father of: Shem (H8035), Ham (H2526) and Japheth (H3315) Also named: Nōe (*Νῶε *"Noah" G3575) § Noah = "rest" son of Lamech, father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth; builder of the ark which saved his family from the destruction of the world which God sent on the world by the flood; became the new seminal head of mankind because his family were the only survivors of the flood

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

39 times

Appears 39 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis
35
Ezk
2
1 Chronicles
1
Isaiah
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 1:4
  • Genesis 5:32
  • Genesis 7:5
  • Genesis 7:23
  • Genesis 8:20

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