Throughout the story, Manoah is a bumbling buffoon, the foil for his heroine wife. She sees things for what they are; he’s clueless. She is entrusted with the upbringing of the future Samson; he is told to let his wife take care of things. She is enthusiastic and energetic; he needs all his energy just to stand up. Yet for all of this, he has a name and she doesn’t.
