Talk:Noa

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Noa, נועה, is a feminine Hebrew name, derived from a root that means "movement".

This is a mistake. The Hebrew feminine name is spelled in the Bible as נעה and Noah. It comes from the name of one the first feminist fighters as written in the book of Numbers: Numbers Chapter 27 1 Then drew near the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.

I don't see the contradiction. The root is one aspect, the biblical reference a second aspect, whether the name is spelled נועה or נעה, Noa or Noah, is just a matter of which conventions you are adhereing too. --Woggly 22:30, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)

There is no contradiction but IMHO "the Hebrew feminine name" comes from the Bible and not derived from the root.

Linguistically speaking, it is derived from the root - just as "Jacob" derives from the root "follow" and "Isaac" derives from the root "laugh". Culturally, these are also the names of biblical personages. The Hebrew language is such that all Hebrew words derive from a root, names included. I'm willing to bet that most people who name their child Noa today do not do so primarily because of the biblical precedent, but because of the sound, meaning, and associations of modern Hebrew. Names like "Na'ama" and "Amnon" are popular modern Hebrew names because they have nice meanings and sound nice, even though the biblical Na'ama and Amnon were not pleasant characters. Which is not to say that the biblical precedent is without significance: quite the contrary. Please go ahead and add the biblical reference into the article, it's definitely relevant and worthwhile (but so is the root). --Woggly 22:18, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Wouldn't Noa as a common mispelling of Noah under the denomination "real people" subscribe to a very specific POV ? I think another subgroup say "biblical" would be more appropriate for that entry.

Why is the Hebrew name at the top of the page rather than in the list like everything else? It looks like everything on the page is a subset of the Hebrew name, which is clearly not the case. --Helenalex 02:38, 15 February 2007 (UTC)