How to Pronounce Manasseh
man-AS-eh
Manasseh is pronounced man-AS-eh (məˈnæsə): three syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: Man-AS-uh, muh-NAS-uh.
What does Manasseh mean?
Manasseh means “forgetfulness; he that is forgotten”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Manasseh?
Who makes to forget. “God hath made me forget” (Heb. nashshani), Gen. 41:51. (1.) The elder of the two sons of Joseph. He and his brother Ephraim were afterwards adopted by Jacob as his own sons (48:1). There is an account of his marriage to a Syrian (1 Chr. 7:14); and the only thing afterwards recorded of him is, that his grandchildren were “brought up upon Joseph’s knees” (Gen. 50:23; R.V., “born upon Joseph’s knees”) i.e., were from their birth adopted by Joseph as his own children. The tribe of Manasseh was associated with that of Ephraim and Benjamin during the wanderings in the wilderness. They encamped on the west side of the tabernacle.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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