Boy Old Testament Known
Manoah
rest; a present
מָנוֹחַ ma.no.ach
Manoah (Hebrew: מָנוֹחַ, ma.no.ach) means “rest; a present”, by traditional interpretation. It appears in 14 verses across 1 book of the Bible. In 2025 it was given to 25 children in the United States. Use is rising. Appears in the same passages as Delilah.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Manoah
Scripture against society
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At a glance
- Verses
- 14 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Judges
Using it today
Based on 2025 births across the United States.
| Measure | Value | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Given in 2025 | 25 | Rising |
| All-time total | 306 | Since records begin in 1880 |
| Peak | 25 in 2025 | Its highest year on record |
| Ten-year trend | +156% | Change in share of births |
| Strongest state | CA | Highest share relative to births |
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Judges 13:2 |
| Last appears | Judges 16:31 |
| Cross-references | 124 linked passages |
Origin & meaning
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.13.2;
father of: Samson (H8123)
§ Manoah = "rest"
a Danite, father of the judge Samson and inhabitant of Zorah
Manoah, Samson's father from the tribe of Dan, was visited by the Angel of the Lord who announced Samson's birth.
The biblical story
Manoah was an Israelite from the tribe of Dan, and he was the father of Samson. Manoah's wife was barren, but the Angel of the Lord appeared to her and announced that she would conceive and give birth to a son who would begin to deliver Israel from the Philistines. The Angel instructed her to follow specific guidelines during her pregnancy and to raise the child as a Nazirite. Manoah prayed for the Angel to return and teach them how to raise the child, and the Angel appeared again, reiterating the instructions. Manoah offered a young goat as a sacrifice to the Lord, and the Angel ascended in the flame of the altar, confirming his divine nature. Manoah and his wife named their son Samson, and the Lord blessed him as he grew. After Samson's death, he was buried in the tomb of his father, Manoah, between Zorah and Eshtaol (Judges 13; 16:31).
Key verses
Manoah appears in 14 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.
Judges 13:2 -
Then Manoah intreated the Lord, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.
Judges 13:8 -
And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her.
Judges 13:9 -
And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said, I am.
Judges 13:11 -
And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him?
Judges 13:12
Show all 14 references
Judges (14)
- Judges 13:2
- Judges 13:8
- Judges 13:9
- Judges 13:11
- Judges 13:12
- Judges 13:13
- Judges 13:15
- Judges 13:16
- Judges 13:17
- Judges 13:19
- Judges 13:20
- Judges 13:21
- Judges 13:22
- Judges 16:31