Bible Dictionaries
Noah
Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary
His name signifies rest or repose, from Nuach. Some derive it from Nacham, consolation. The Holy Ghost hath given the character of this patriarch when calling him a preacher of righteousness. (2 Peter 2:5; Genesis 6:8-22; and Genesis 7:1-24; Genesis 8:1-22; and Genesis 9:1-29 throughout. We have the Holy Ghost's own comments upon Noah's history and character. (Hebrews 11:7) To those Scriptures I refer.
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Hawker, Robert D.D. Entry for 'Noah'. Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance and Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​pmd/​n/noah.html. London. 1828.