נֹחַ (nōaḥ) is a Hebrew proper noun meaning Noah. It appears 46 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5146).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1323b)

Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

נֹחַ proper name of a man: Noah

Strong's H5146 נֹחַ: Noach, the patriarch of the flood
KJV:Noah.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1323: יָנַח yānaḥ — rest; settle down and remain, repose, be quiet, have rest; cause to rest, give rest, light, lay, set down, deposit, let lie, let remain, leave, abandon, let alone, permit; space left, open space; allow to stay, settle, dwell, stay…

• יָנַח yānaḥ — rest
• נוּחַ nûaḥ — rest
• נִיחֹחַ nîḥōaḥ — a quieting
• מְנוּחָה mĕnûḥâ — resting-place
• נַחַת naḥat — descent
• מָנוֹחַ mānôaḥ — resting-place
• נוּחַ nûaḥ — resting-place
• הֲנָחָה hănāḥâ — a giving of rest

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