Manasseh

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Hebrew מְנַשֵּׁה.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈnæ.sə/

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• Rhymes: -æsə
• Hyphenation: Ma‧nas‧seh

Proper noun

Manasseh

1. The elder son of Joseph in the Bible, eponymous ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 41:51:

     And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.

2. A male given name from Hebrew.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Manassite
• Manassitic
• Manassitish

Translations

the elder son of Joseph

• French: Manassé m
• Greek: Μανασσής (el) m (Manassís)

  Ancient: Μανασσῆς (Manassês)

• Irish: Manaise m
• Italian: Manasse (it) m
• Latin: Manasse
• Polish: Manasses m
• Portuguese: Manassés m
• Russian: Мана́ссия (Manássija)

given name

• Armenian: Մանաս (hy) (Manas)

  Old Armenian: Մանասէ (Manasē)

• Greek:

  Ancient: Μανασσής m (Manassḗs)

  Ancient Greek: Μανασσῆς m (Manassês)

• Hebrew: מְנַשֵּׁה (he)

  Biblical Hebrew: מְנַשֶּׁה (Mənaššé)

• Italian: Manasse (it) m
• Latin: Manassē̆s m

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