First names in Hebrew

First name Noach: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

נח

Gematria value: 58

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Noach is written נח

Meaning and origin

What does Noach mean?

Meaning: "rest", and comfort
Origin: Hebrew

Noah, Noach in Hebrew, is the hero of the Flood. The name comes from the root of rest, nuach, and the Torah explains it by linking it to comfort: at his birth, his father says, “This one will comfort us from our work and from the toil of our hands” (Genesis 5:29). It has become one of the most popular boys' names in the 21st century.

Gematria

Noach = 58

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. נח has 2 letters:

• נthe letter Nun50
• חthe letter Chet8
• Total58

The verse of the name

From the letter Nun to the letter Chet

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Noach, from נ to ח:

נָסוּ וְאֵין־רֹדֵף רָשָׁע וְצַדִּיקִים כִּכְפִיר יִבְטָח׃

“The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as confident as a young lion.”

Proverbs 28:1

The book of your first name

Noach, in nine pages

• Noach, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Noach
• Noach, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Noach in three answers

How do you write Noach in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Noach is written נח.

What is the gematria value of Noach?
Written נח, Noach is worth 58: the letter Nun (50) + the letter Chet (8).

What does Noach mean?
Rest", and comfort (origin: Hebrew). Noah, Noach in Hebrew, is the hero of the Flood. The name comes from the root of rest, nuach, and the Torah explains it by linking it to comfort: at his birth, his father says, “This one will comfort us from our work and from the toil of our hands” (Genesis 5:29). It has become one of the most popular boys' names in the 21st century.