Strong’s H4520

מְנַשֶּׁי

Part of speech

Adjective

Transliteration

Mnashshiy

Pronunciation

meh-nash-SHEE

Definition

Manasseh

Meaning

a Menashshite

Usage

The name Menashshi, or Manasseh, is primarily used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to two significant figures: the elder son of Joseph, born in Egypt, and a king of Judah. The name is often interpreted to mean "causing to forget," reflecting Joseph's sentiment of forgetting his hardships in his father's house (Genesis 41:51).

Bible references

Deuteronomy 4:43;Deuteronomy 29:8;2 Kings 10:33;1 Chronicles 26:32