מנשה

Hebrew

Etymology

Biblical. The first person listed as with this name is in Genesis 41:51 (English), so named "for God has caused me to forget...": the name literally means "one who causes [another] to forget" or "(I/you/he) causes (or is causing) [another] to forget". Attested to in Akkadian as 𒈨𒈾𒋛𒄿 (Menasii).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

מְנַשֶּׁה • (menashé) m

1. a male given name, Manasseh

Descendants

• → Akkadian: 𒈨𒈾𒋛𒄿 (me-na-si-i /⁠Menasi⁠/)
• → English: Manasseh

Further reading

• מנשה (פירושונים) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he
• Manasseh on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• משנה, נשמה