וּמָנ֥וֹחַ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וּמָנ֥וֹחַ

   u-ma-NO-akh

   and Manoah
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וּמָנ֥וֹחַ וְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ

   u-ma-NO-akh ve-ish-TO

   and Manoah and his wife
3. clause🔊 וּמַפְלִ֣א לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת וּמָנ֥וֹחַ וְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ רֹאִֽים׃

   u-maf-LI la-a-SOT u-ma-NO-akh ve-ish-TO ro-IM

   and doing wondrously to do and Manoah and his wife were seeing or watching
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּקַּ֨ח מָנ֜וֹחַ אֶת־גְּדִ֤י הָעִזִּים֙ וְאֶת־הַמִּנְחָ֔ה וַיַּ֥עַל עַל־הַצּ֖וּר לַֽיהוָ֑ה וּמַפְלִ֣א לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת וּמָנ֥וֹחַ וְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ רֹאִֽים׃

   va-yik-KAKH ma-NO-akh ET-ge-DI ha-i-ZIM ve-ET-ha-min-KHA va-ya-AL al-ha-TSUR la-Ye-ho-VAH u-maf-LI la-a-SOT u-ma-NO-akh ve-ish-TO ro-IM

   and he took Manoah {direct object} young goat of the goats and {direct object} the grain offering and he offered up on the rock to the LORD and doing wondrously to do and Manoah and his wife were seeing or watching

Exegesis

The narrative uses the vav-consecutive Qal imperfect verb vayikach {וַיִּקַּ֨ח | wayyiqqāḥ} ‘and he took’ to introduce Manoah {מָנ֜וֹחַ | Mānōaḥ} ‘Manoah’ as the agent.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 נ־ו־חnun–vav–ḥet

“to rest; settle”

• 🔊 נוּחַnûaḥto restGenesis 8:4