The meaning of “נֹחַ”
Understanding Nôach reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
the same as נוּחַ; rest Noah. - § Noah = "rest" - Noach, the patriarch of the flood 1) son of Lamech, father of Shem, Ha...
נֹחַ
the same as נוּחַ; rest Noah. - § Noah = "rest" - Noach, the patriarch of the flood 1) 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 8:1 | “And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;” Word: נֹחַ (Nôach) | |
| 1 Chronicles 1:4 | “Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.” Word: נֹחַ (Nôach) | |
| Isaiah 54:9 | “For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.” Word: נֹחַ (Nôach) | |
| Ezekiel 14:20 | “Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.” Word: נֹחַ (Nôach) |
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