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Summary
- Norah is not in the Bible. It comes from Honora, a Latin name from honor brought to Ireland by Anglo-Norman settlers, or as a short form of Eleanor.
- Connections to Noah or Naomi are sound-alike only. Noah is Hebrew, from a root meaning rest; Naomi means pleasant.
- The biblical word for honour is kavod, whose root sense is weight. To honour is to treat someone as substantial; to dishonour is to treat them as light.
- That is what Exodus 20:12 asks — not a feeling but that parents’ claims count as weighty, and it is not addressed to children only.
- The New Testament makes honour something to give away: Romans 12:10, 1 Peter 2:17, and 1 Corinthians 12:23, where honour flows towards what is undervalued.
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Sources: Behind the Name entries for Norah, Nora, Honora and Eleanor; Scripture quotations from the NIV via BibleGateway (Exodus 20:12; Proverbs 3:9; 1 Samuel 2:30; Romans 12:10; 1 Peter 2:17; 1 Corinthians 12:23; Mark 6:4-5). The root sense of Hebrew kavod as weight is given as in standard lexicons.
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