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).

Proper noun

מְנַשֶּׁה • (menashé) m

A male given name, transliterated as Manasseh

Descendants

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

Anagrams

משנה‎, נשמה‎

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