How many times is Manoah mentioned in the Bible?
The word Manoah appears 18 times in the King James Version, in 14 verses. It is found in 1 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Manoah 18 times.
Manoah in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Manoah counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Manoah | 18 | 18 |
| Total | 18 | 18 |
What the name Manoah means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Manoah as "rest; a present".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
Which books mention Manoah most
Manoah appears in 1 book of the 66 in the King James Version. All 18 uses are in Judges.
First and last mention of Manoah
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.
Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.
The verse that uses it most is Judges 13:9, 2 times (tied with Judges 13:16, Judges 13:19, Judges 13:21):
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.
Common questions
How many times is Manoah in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 18 of the 18 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Manoah appears in 1 book of the 66 in the King James Version. All 18 uses are in Judges.
Where is Manoah first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Judges 13:2: "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." The last is Judges 16:31.
What does the name Manoah mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Manoah as "rest; a present".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.