Noah Noach (no'-akh) rest; Noach, the patriarch of the flood -- Noah.Shem Shem (shame) name; Shem, a son of Noah (often includ. his posterity) -- Sem, Shem.Ham Cham (khawm) hot (from the tropical habitat); Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country -- Ham.and Japheth Yepheth (yeh'-feth) expansion; Jepheth, a son of Noah; also his posterity -- Japheth.