manoach · Manoah

What it means

manoach (מָנוֹחַ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Manoah”.

Of the tribe of Dan, the father of Samson. The name means "rest."

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Judges 13:2

  There was a certain man from Zorah, of the family of the Danites, and his name was Manoah. His wife was barren and had not borne children.

• Judges 13:8

  Then Manoah pleaded with YHWH and said, “Pardon, Adonai, let the man of Elohim whom you sent come again, please, to us and teach us what we should do for the boy who will be born.”

• Judges 13:9

  And Elohim listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of Elohim came again to the woman while she was sitting in the field; but Manoah her husband was not with her.

• Judges 13:11

  Manoah arose and went after his wife, and came to the man and said to him, “Are you the man who spoke to the woman?” And he said, “I am.”

• Judges 13:12

  Then Manoah said, “Now let your words come! What will be the rule for the boy, and his work?”

• Judges 13:13

  And the angel of YHWH said to Manoah, “Of all that I said to the woman let her be careful.

• Judges 13:15

  And Manoah said to the angel of YHWH, “Let us detain you, please, and prepare before you a young goat.”

• Judges 13:16

  And the angel of YHWH said to Manoah, “Even if you detain me, I will not eat of your bread; but if you prepare a burnt offering to YHWH, offer it up.” For Manoah did not know that he was the angel of YHWH.

• Judges 13:17

  And Manoah said to the angel of YHWH, “What is your name, so that when your word comes, we may honor you?”

• Judges 13:19

  So Manoah took the young goat and the grain offering and offered them up on the rock to YHWH; and he did a wonder while Manoah and his wife were watching.

• Judges 13:20

  And it happened, as the flame went up from on the altar toward the heavens, that the angel of YHWH went up in the flame of the altar, while Manoah and his wife were watching; and they fell on their faces to the ground.

• Judges 13:21

  And the angel of YHWH did not appear again to Manoah or to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of YHWH.

• Judges 13:22

  And Manoah said to his wife, “We will surely die, for we have seen Elohim!”

• Judges 16:31

  Then his brothers and all the house of his father came down and took him and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father. He had judged Israel twenty years.

And 4 more times.