Manasseh

Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical
Scripts מְנַשֶּׁה(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /mə.ˈnæs.ə/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the Hebrew name מְנַשֶּׁה (Menashshe) meaning "causing to forget", a derivative of נָשָׁה (nasha) meaning "to forget" [1]. In the Old Testament this is the name of the oldest son of Joseph and Asenath and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. It was also borne by a 7th-century BC king of Judah, condemned in the Bible for allowing the worship of other gods.

Related Names

VariantManasses
Other Languages & CulturesManasses(Biblical Greek) Menashshe(Biblical Hebrew) Manasses(Biblical Latin) Menashe(Hebrew)

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   strong   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

actions, kings, memory, twelve tribes of Israel

Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h5382, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h5382.
Entry updated December 1, 2024