1. Manoah (proper name) — Proper masculine name מָנוֹחַ (Manoah/Manoach), the father of Samson from the tribe of Dan (Judg 13:2-22, 16:31). The name is related to the root נוח 'to rest,' meaning 'rest' or 'resting place.' All 18 occurrences refer to the same individual. Multilingual evidence is consistent: eng Manoah/Manoach, spa Manóaj/Manoa, hin मानोह, arb مانوحُ, kor 마노아, swa Manoa. The minor spelling variant 'Manoach' in one English rendering and the conjunction-prefixed forms are orthographic/grammatical differences, not semantic distinctions. 18×
AR["مانوحَ","مانوحُ","مَانُوحَ","وَ-مانوحُ"]·ben["এবং-মানোয়হ","মানোয়হ","মানোয়হের","মানোহের"]·DE["Manoach","und-Manoach"]·EN["Manoach","Manoah","and-Manoah"]·FR["Manoach","et-Manoach"]·heb["ו-מנוח","מנוח"]·HI["और-मानोह","मानोह","मानोह-की","मानोहने"]·ID["Manoah","dan-Manoah"]·IT["Manoach","Manoah","e-Manoah"]·jav["Manoah","Manoakh","lan-Manoah"]·KO["그리고-마노아가","그리고-마노아와","마노아","마노아가","마노아였다","마노아의"]·PT["Manoach","e-Manoach"]·RU["Маноах","Маноаха","Маноаху","а-Маноах"]·ES["Manoa","Manóaj","y-Manóaj"]·SW["Manoa","la-Manoa","na-Manoa"]·TR["Manoah","Manoah'a","Manoah'in","Manoah'ın","ve-Manoah"]·urd["اور-مانوح","مانوح","مانوح-نے","مانوح-کی","منوح"]
Judg 13:2, Judg 13:8, Judg 13:9, Judg 13:9, Judg 13:11, Judg 13:12, Judg 13:13, Judg 13:15, Judg 13:16, Judg 13:16, Judg 13:17, Judg 13:19 (+6 more)
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II. מָנוֹחַ18 n.pr.m. father of Samson Ju 13:2, 8 + 15 times Ju 13, 16:31, 𝔊 Μανωε.