Noah
no.ach is the proper name of the man portrayed with his family before, during, and after the flood.
The noun is consistently used as the proper name of the man whose genealogy, household, obedience, survival through the flood, and later descendants are described. The same name also appears in later references to that man and to the waters associated with him.
Senses in use
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Personal name in the flood narrative and later recall · dominant
Every supplied token is tagged Noun · Proper and identifies the same named man. In Genesis 6:9 the APB renders a description of his righteousness and walking with God; Genesis 7:13 places him, his sons, and their wives entering the ark; Genesis 8:20 reports that he built an altar. Later, Ezekiel 14:14 names him alongside Daniel and Job in a statement that each would rescue only his own life, while Isaiah 54:9 refers to “the waters of Noah.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB generally presents the proper name as “Noah,” including genealogical notices, direct speech addressed to him, and accounts involving the ark. In Isaiah 54:9 it renders the associated phrase as “the waters of Noah”; That phrasing describes the verse rather than establishing a separate lexical use.