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in reply to a message by cwheeler
Although I'm not a native speaker, I can tell you that the name in Hebrew is not NOA, but NOACH. The stress is on the first syllable and the CH-part is pronounced as in LoCH Ness. The ah-sound is fairly short.
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I see, this is a different name altogether, I didn't realise this.
NOA has the stress on the second syllable and the Ah-sound is longer. As this site states the name is probably connected to the Hebrew verb "nua" (nun-vav-ayin) meaning "to sway" or "to roam, wander". God says to Kain: You will be a homeless wanderer (na' vanad) on the earth.
NOA has the stress on the second syllable and the Ah-sound is longer. As this site states the name is probably connected to the Hebrew verb "nua" (nun-vav-ayin) meaning "to sway" or "to roam, wander". God says to Kain: You will be a homeless wanderer (na' vanad) on the earth.
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