First names in Hebrew

First name Noah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

נח

Gematria value: 58

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Noah is written נח

Noah is the English form of Noach, נח in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Noah 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

Noah = 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 Noah, 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

Noah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Noah in three answers

How do you write Noah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Noah is written נח. Noah is the English form of Noach, נח in Hebrew.

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

What does Noah 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.