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

1. Template:he-given name

Descendants

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

Anagrams

• משנה, נשמה