Lexical Definition

‎מָנוֹחַ‎ Mânôwach (maw-no'-akh) Manoah ^N:N-M-P
the same as ‎מָנוֹחַ‎; rest

Manoah.

• § Manoah = "rest"
• Manoach, an Israelite

1) a Danite, father of the judge Samson and inhabitant of Zorah

Extended Information

• A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.13.2
• father of: Samson (שִׁמְשׁוֹן)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎מָנוֺחַ‎₁₈ proper name, masculine father of Samson Judg 13:2; Judg 13:8 + 15 t. Judg 13; Judg 16:31, ᵐ5 Μανωε.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Samson's father • Father of Samson, from the tribe of Dan.

Samson's father living before Israel's Monarchy

Manoah, Samson's father from the tribe of Dan, was visited by the Angel of the Lord who announced Samson's birth (Jdg.13; 16.31).

• Samson's father living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.13.2;
• only referred to as Manoah מָנוֹחַ;
• father of Samson שִׁמְשׁוֹן.

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).

All entries for Manoah: מָנוֹחַ

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