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Noah

noun

No·​ah ˈnō-ə : an Old Testament patriarch who built the ark in which he, his family, and living creatures of every kind survived the Flood

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Hebrew Nōaḥ

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler The first known use of Noah was before the 12th century See more words from the same century

Rhymes for Noah

• boa
• noa
• shoah
• toa
• bryozoa
• metazoa
• polyzoa
• protozoa
• quinoa
• spermatozoa

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noachite Noah Noah's ark See all Nearby Words

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