Manasseh

From Hebrew מְנַשֶּׁה (M'nashé) through Latin Manasses.

• IPA^(key): /məˈnæ.sə/

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

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.

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