"מנשה" meaning in Hebrew

See מנשה in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-מנשה.wav Forms: מְנַשֶּׁה [canonical], menashé [romanization]
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). Head templates: {{he-proper noun|g=m|sc=Hebr|tr=menashé|wv=מְנַשֶּׁה}} מְנַשֶּׁה • (menashé) m
  1. a male given name, Manasseh Categories (topical): Hebrew given names, Hebrew male given names
    Sense id: en-מנשה-he-name-iqwY~ECc Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header

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