Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(rest). Father of Samson (Judg. 13:1-23).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
Danite of Zorah and father of Samson. An angel had appeared to his wife and announced the birth of Samson, and Manoah besought God that “the man of God” might be sent again. God listened to him, and the angel came, to whom Manoah spoke of the promised son. He offered a kid as a burnt offering and the angel ascended in the flame of the altar. Manoah then feared they would die, for they had seen God; but his wife in faith said that could not be, for God had accepted the offering, and He had in fact spoken to them of life, not of death (Judg. 13:2-22; Judg. 16:31).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Transliteration:
Manowach
Meaning:
the same as 4494; rest; Manoach, an Israelite
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
rest
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
Rest; a resting:―father of Samson, Judg. 13:2. {Tranquillitas}