In fact, the same Hebrew word for “ark ” is used to describe the pitch - covered basket used by the mother of the infant Moses to keep him afloat in the waters of the Nile River. ​ — Exodus 2: 3, 10.
On huvitav, et heebrea sõna, mida kasutati Noa laeva kohta, kasutati ka pigitatud korvi kohta, millega Moosese ema lapse Niiluse jõele pani.