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Noah

Biblical
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

The biblical patriarch chosen by God to build an ark and preserve life during the Great Flood, representing righteousness, obedience, and covenant.

Detailed Definition
Noah, chosen by God for his piety, preserved life through the deluge by constructing the ark, later receiving the rainbow covenant. In poetry, Noah symbolizes faith, renewal, and humanity’s second chance after divine judgment.
Example
Example in poetry:
In the biblical Genesis rendered poetically in Milton’s "Paradise Lost," Noah builds the ark as divine obedience; In George Herbert’s “The Bag,” Noah’s dove symbolizes hope; In W.H. Auden’s “For the Time Being,” Noah represents faith amid catastrophe; In T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land,” Noah’s rainbow echoes covenant; In modern eco-poetry, Noah often signifies environmental stewardship; In Derek Walcott’s “Omeros,” Noah’s flood mirrors Caribbean hurricanes.
Additional Notes
Noah, biblical patriarch who built the ark to survive the Flood, symbolizes faith, obedience, and covenant renewal; poets reference him in apocalyptic, ecological, or redemptive contexts—his dove and rainbow are enduring symbols of hope and divine promise, and his story raises questions about justice, selection, and humanity’s relationship to the natural world.
Also Known As
Ark-Builder Righteous Flood Survivor Patriarch of Renewal
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