A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.29;

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

Root √נוח: נוּחַ vb rest Qal rest settle down and remain , repose be quiet have rest . Hiph cause to rest give rest =to cause to rest light (i.e.) upon lay set down deposit let lie or. let remain leave ,(in present condition) leave = depart from abandon let alone (refrain from interfering with) permit . Hoph no rest is granted to us space left open space as subst. =.

נֹחַ n.pr.m Noah 46.