H5270 H5270
Noah — personal name, one of Zelophehad's five daughters who inherited land rights
Noah is a feminine personal name (distinct from the patriarch Noah) borne by one of the five daughters of Zelophehad from the tribe of Manasseh. These women are famous in biblical law for establishing the precedent that daughters could inherit their father's portion when no sons existed. Their case appears multiple times in Numbers and Joshua, highlighting its legal significance for Israelite inheritance practice. The Septuagint renders the name as Noua. The name may mean 'motion' or 'rest,' though its exact significance is uncertain.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A feminine personal name, one of Zelophehad's five daughters from the tribe of Manasseh. Numbers 26:33 lists her among 'the names of the daughters of Zelophehad: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.' Numbers 27:1 recounts how these daughters approached Moses seeking inheritance rights since their father died without sons—a landmark legal case. Numbers 36:11 records their marriages within their tribe to preserve the inheritance. Joshua 17:3 repeats the list when actually distributing the land to these women. Their story established important precedent for female inheritance rights in ancient Israel when no male heirs existed. 4×
AR["نُعَةُ", "وَ-نوعةُ", "وَ-نُوعَةُ", "وَنُوعَةُ"]·ben["এবং-নোয়া", "নোয়া"]·DE["Noah", "und-Noah"]·EN["Noah", "and-Noah"]·FR["Noah", "et-Noah"]·heb["ו-נועה", "ו-נעה", "נעה"]·HI["और-नोआ", "नोआ"]·ID["Noa", "dan-Noa"]·IT["Noah", "e-Noah", "e-Noè"]·jav["Noa", "lan-Noa"]·KO["그리고-노아", "노아"]·PT["No'ah", "e-No'ah", "e-Noah"]·RU["Ноа", "и-Ноа"]·ES["Noá", "y-Noa", "y-Noá"]·SW["Noa", "na-Noa"]·TR["Noa", "ve-Noa"]·urd["اور-نعہ", "اور-نوعہ", "نعہ"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† נֹעָה n.pr.f. a daughter of Zelophahad (of Manasseh), Nu 26:33; 27:1; 36:11 Jos 17:3 𝔊 Νουα.