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
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

מְנַשֶּׁה • (menashé) m

  1. a male given name, Manasseh

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

Further reading

Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.