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Noah definition

Noah (nō′ə)

noun

  1. a masculine name
  2. Bible the patriarch commanded by God to build the ark on which he, his family, and two of every kind of creature survived the Flood: Gen. 5:28-10:32

Etymology: Heb nōah, lit., rest, comfort

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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