noah (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Noah*:
NOUN	person	Noah	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

Noah > pronunciation
Sounds	now'ah
Rhymes	balboa / Balboa ... Samoa: 11 rhymes with owah...

English > *Noah*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	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.
Instance of	patriarch	Any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race
Spanish	Noé
Catalan	Noah, Noè
Adjectives	Noachian	of or relating to Noah or his time

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