First names in Hebrew

First name Manoah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מנוח

Gematria value: 104

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Manoah is written מנוח

Meaning and origin

What does Manoah mean?

Meaning: "rest"
Origin: Hebrew

Manoah is a Hebrew name meaning “rest”, from the same root as Noah. In the Bible it is the name of Samson's father, a man of the tribe of Dan (Judges 13:2).

Gematria

Manoah = 104

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מנוח has 4 letters:

• מthe letter Mem40
• נthe letter Nun50
• וthe letter Vav6
• חthe letter Chet8
• Total104

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter Chet

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Manoah, from מ to ח:

מַרְפֵּא לָשׁוֹן עֵץ חַיִּים וְסֶלֶף בָּהּ שֶׁבֶר בְּרוּחַ׃

“A healing tongue is a tree of life, but crookedness in it breaks the spirit.”

Proverbs 15:4

The book of your first name

Manoah, in nine pages

• Manoah, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Manoah
• Manoah, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Manoah in three answers

How do you write Manoah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Manoah is written מנוח.

What is the gematria value of Manoah?
Written מנוח, Manoah is worth 104: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Chet (8).

What does Manoah mean?
Rest (origin: Hebrew). Manoah is a Hebrew name meaning “rest”, from the same root as Noah. In the Bible it is the name of Samson's father, a man of the tribe of Dan (Judges 13:2).