Manasseh

Manasseh (מְנַשֵּׁה, "Menashé") is an ancient Hebrew male name, meaning "causing to forget".^[1] Manasseh may refer to:

People

Given name

• Manasseh of Judah, a king of the kingdom of Judah
• Manasseh (tribal patriarch), a son of Joseph, according to the Torah
• Manasseh, a Jewish-born priest who married a Samaritan and withdrew from Jerusalem to Mount Gerizim
• Menasseh or Manasseh was the name of two Khazar rulers of the Bulanid dynasty:
  • Menasseh I, mid to late 9th century CE
  • Menasseh II, late 9th century CE
• Manasseh (High Priest), the ancestor of a priest named Jonathan, mentioned in the Book of Judges as being the son of Gershom, son of Manasseh
• Menashe Amir (born 1940), Persian-language broadcaster on Israel Radio International
• Menashe Kadishman (born 1932), Israeli sculptor and painter
• Menashe Klein (1924–2011), Hasidic Rebbe and posek
• Menashe Oppenheim (1905–73), Polish Jewish singer, composer, and songwriter

Surname

• Carmela Menashe (born 1949), Israeli journalist
• Samuel Menashe (1925–2011), American poet
• Shalev Menashe (born 1982), Israeli footballer

Places

• Alfei Menashe, Israeli settlement
• Menashe Heights, geographical region in northern Israel
• Ramot Menashe, kibbutz in northern Israel
• Sha'ar Menashe, Israeli village and psychiatric hospital in northern Israel
• Tal Menashe, Israeli village

Other

• the Tribe of Manasseh, Israelite tribe
• the Bnei Menashe ("Children of Manasseh"), group from northeast India who claim descent from one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel
• Menashe Regional Council, Israeli regional council near the city of Hadera
• Prayer of Manasseh

References

1. ^ Behind the name