Biblical Meaning of the Name Noah: Rest
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Where the name comes from
Noah is Hebrew, Noach, from the root nuach, "to rest", and it means "rest". The Bible adds a play on words: when Noah is born, his father says the boy will comfort them, using a word that sounds like his name. So Noah is often linked with comfort as well as rest, though "rest" is the name's meaning.
Noah in the Bible
Noah is one of the best-known people in the Bible: the man who "found grace in the eyes of the LORD", built the ark, walked with God through the flood, and received God's promise of the rainbow. The New Testament names him among the heroes of faith. (A woman named Noah appears later, one of the five daughters of Zelophehad, but her name is a different Hebrew word.)
And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
A blessing for Noah
Noah, may you find rest in the God who kept Noah safe, and may you bring comfort to the people around you, as the first Noah's father hoped. May you walk with God, and may you never forget his promise in the rainbow.