Manasseh
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məˈnæ.sə/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -æsə
- Hyphenation: Ma‧nas‧seh
Proper noun
Manasseh
- 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.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Manassite
- Manassitic
- Manassitish
Translations
the elder son of Joseph
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