Manasses or Manasseh (;churchofjesuschrist.org: "Book of Mormon Pronunciation Guide"
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-ified from «ma-năs´a» , ''Mənaše'') is a biblical Hebrew name for men. It is the given name of seven people of the Bible, the name of a tribe of Israel, and the name of one of the apocryphal writings. The name is also used in the modern world.

Biblical individuals

Son of Joseph

Manasses;

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: ''Manassê''; c. 2nd millennium BC was the eldest son of

Joseph Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

and the Egyptian

Asenath Asenath (, ; Koine Greek: Ἀσενέθ, ''Asenéth'') is a minor figure in the Book of Genesis. Asenath was a high-born, aristocratic Egyptian woman. She was the wife of Joseph and the mother of his sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. There are two R ...

(Genesis 41:50-51; 46:20). The name means "he that causes to forget"; Joseph assigned the reason for its bestowal: "God hath made me to forget all my toils, and my father's house" (Genesis 41:51). Jacob blessed Manasses (Genesis 48); but gave preference to the younger son Ephraim, despite the father's protestations in favour of Manasses. By this blessing, Jacob put Manasses and Ephraim in the same class with

Ruben Reuben or Reuven is a Biblical male first name from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven), meaning "behold, a son". In the Bible, Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob. Variants include Rúben in European Portuguese; Rubens in Brazilian Portuguese ...

and

Simeon Simeon () is a given name, from the Hebrew (Biblical ''Šimʿon'', Tiberian ''Šimʿôn''), usually transliterated as Shimon. In Greek it is written Συμεών, hence the Latinized spelling Symeon. Meaning The name is derived from Simeon, so ...

(verses 3-5), and gave foundation for the admission of the tribes of Manasses and Ephraim.

Husband of Judith

Manasses, Judith's husband, died of

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in Bethulia (Judith 8:2-3).

''Story of Ahikar''

Manasses was a character in the '' Story of Ahikar'' (not in

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, but in Septuagint) told by Tobit on the point of death. The Vatican Manuscript mentions Manasses (''Manassês'') as one "who gave alms and escaped the snare of death". The

Sinaitic Manuscript The Codex Sinaiticus (Shelfmark: London, British Library, Add MS 43725), designated by siglum [Aleph] or 01 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering of New Testament manuscripts), δ 2 (in the von Soden numbering of New Testament manuscripts) ...

mentions no one, but clearly refers the almsgiving and escape to Achiacharus (Ahikar). The reading of the Vatican Manuscript may be an error.

Sons of Ezra's companions

Manasses was a son of

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, one of the companions of

Esdras The name 'Esdras' is found in the title of four texts (entitled Ezra, Nehemiah, 1 Esdras, 2 Esdras in most English versions) attributed to, or associated with, the prophet Ezra. The naming convention of the four books of Esdras differs between c ...

who married foreign wives (Ezra 10:30). Another Manasses was the son of Hasom, another of the same companions of Esdras (Ezra 10:33).

Ancestor of Jonathan

Manasses (according to '' k’thibh'' of

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and Septuagint) was ancestor of Jonathan, a priest of the

tribe of Dan The Tribe of Dan (, "Judge") was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, according to the Torah. They were allocated a coastal portion of land when the people of Israel entered the Promised Land, later moving northwards. Biblical narrative In th ...

(Judges 18:30). The Vulgate and ''k’ri'' of the Massoretic Text give Moses, the correct reading.

King of Judah

Manasseh Manasseh () is both a given name and a surname. Its variants include Manasses and Manasse. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Ezekiel Saleh Manasseh (died 1944), Singaporean rice and opium merchant and hotelier * Jacob Manasseh (die ...

was the thirteenth

King of Judah The Kings of Judah were the monarchs who ruled over the ancient Kingdom of Judah. According to the biblical account, this kingdom was founded after the death of Saul, when the tribe of Judah elevated David to rule over it. After seven years, David ...

, and son and successor to

Hezekiah Hezekiah (; hbo, , Ḥīzqīyyahū), or Ezekias); grc, Ἐζεκίας 'Ezekías; la, Ezechias; also transliterated as or ; meaning "Yahweh, Yah shall strengthen" (born , sole ruler ), was the son of Ahaz and the 13th king of Kingdom of Jud ...

(

2 Kings The Book of Kings (, '' Sēfer Məlāḵīm'') is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Kings) in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It concludes the Deuteronomistic history, a history of Israel also including the book ...

20:21 sq.).

Other notable people

Notable people bearing the regnal,

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, or

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Manasses, Manasseh or Menashe include: *

Manasseh (High Priest) Mannasseh, also transliterated as Mannasses, was a Jewish High Priest (c. 245-240 BC) during the Second Temple period. He was the son of Jaddua and brother of Onias I. He was succeeded by his nephew's son Onias II. Patrilineal Ancestry #Abraham ...

, Jewish High Priest, c. 245–240 BC * Manasseh was the

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of two

Khazar The Khazars ; he, כּוּזָרִים, Kūzārīm; la, Gazari, or ; zh, 突厥曷薩 ; 突厥可薩 ''Tūjué Kěsà'', () were a semi-nomadic Turkic people that in the late 6th-century CE established a major commercial empire coverin ...

rulers of the Bulanids: **

Manasseh I Menasseh ben Hezekiah was a hypothetical Turkic ruler of the Khazars mentioned in the Khazar Correspondence. He probably reigned in the mid to late ninth century CE. He was the son of Hezekiah, the son of Obadiah. Little is known about his reign. ...

, mid to late 9th century ** Manasseh II, late 9th century * Manasses de Ramerupt (died after 1031), French noble * Manasses II, Count of Rethel (died 1032), French noble * Manasses, Count of Dammartin (died 1037), French noble * Manasses III, Count of Rethel (1022–1065), French noble *

Manasses I (archbishop of Reims) Manasses I, known as Manasses de Gournay, was the Archbishop of Reims, and thus primate of France, from c. 1069 to his deposition on 27 December 1080. Manasses was the son of Hugh II of Gournay-en-Bray and Adelaide of Dammartin. His brother was Hu ...

(), French archbishop *

Manasses II (archbishop of Reims) Manasses II (Manasses of Châtillon), (died 17 September 1106) was the Archbishop of Rheims (1096–1106), most significantly at the time of the First Crusade and the Crusade of 1101. Life He was of the House of Châtillon, a son of Manasses, the ...

(died 1106), French archbishop, 1096–1106 *

Manasses of Hierges Manasses of Hierges was an important crusader and constable of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. He was lord of Ramla from 1150 to 1152. Biography Early years He was the son of Hodierna of Rethel and Héribrand II of Hierges; Hodierna was daughter ...

(), French crusader and constable of the Kingdom of Jerusalem * Constantine Manasses (c.1130–c.1187), Byzantine historian * Manassès II de Pougy (c.1130–1190), French bishop of Troyes, 1181–1190 *

Manasses IV, Count of Rethel Manasses IV, Count of Rethel (died 1199) was a son of Guitier of Rethel and Beatrice of Namur. He succeeded his father as Count of Rethel in 1171. He is probably the Count of Rethel who was responsible for despoiling churches in the early reign o ...

(died 1199), French noble * Manasses V, Count of Rethel (died 1272), French noble * Isaac Manasses de Pas, Marquis de Feuquieres (1590–1640), French soldier *

Menasseh Ben Israel Manoel Dias Soeiro (1604 – 20 November 1657), better known by his Hebrew name Menasseh ben Israel (), also known as Menasheh ben Yossef ben Yisrael, also known with the Hebrew acronym, MB"Y or MBI, was a Portuguese rabbi, kabbalist, wri ...

(1604–1657), Portuguese Rabbi and publisher * Manasseh Cutler (representative) (1742–1823), American clergyman and politician * Manasseh Dawes (died 1829), English barrister and writer *

Manasseh Masseh Lopes Sir Manasseh Masseh Lopes, 1st Baronet (27 January 1755 – 26 March 1831), of Maristow in the parish of Tamerton Foliot, Devon, was a British Member of Parliament and borough-monger. Parliamentary career Born in Jamaica, Lopes was a member of ...

(1755–1831), British politician *' Manasse ǃNoreseb (1840–1905), tribal chief in Namibia * Manasseh Meyer (1843–1930), British businessman and philanthropist * Menashe Skulnik (1890–1970), Jewish American actor *

Aaron Manasses McMillan Aaron Manasses McMillan (November 3, 1895June 1, 1980) was a medical missionary to Angola and a civic leader and legislator in Nebraska. He was elected to the Nebraska House of Representatives in 1928 as a Republican and served one term. He the ...

(1895–1980), American doctor and politician *

Menassa Youhanna Father Menassa Youhanna (1899–1930) was a Coptic priest, historian and theologian, most noted for his work on the history of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. Biography He was born in August, 1899 in Mallawi in Upper Egypt and died on ...

(1899–1930), Egyptian Coptic priest and historian *

Menashe Oppenheim Menashe Oppenheim (Menasha, Menasze Oppenheim, sometimes used pseudonym Mieczyslaw) (1905–1973) was an American singer, composer, songwriter, collector and performer of folk songs. Born in the eastern borderlands of Poland, in the early thirti ...

(1905–73), Polish Jewish singer, composer, and songwriter * Manasse Herbst (1913–1997), Hungarian German-speaking actor and singer * Menashe Klein (1924–2011), Czech-American Hasidic Rebbe and posek *

Manasses Kuria Manasses Kuria (29 July 1929, in Nairobi – 19 September 2005, in Nairobi) was a Kenyan Anglican archbishop. He was the second African archbishop and bishop of Nairobi in the Anglican Church of Kenya. Early life Kuria was brought up by his par ...

(1929–2005), Kenyan Anglican Archbishop * Menashe Kadishman (1932–2015), Israeli sculptor and painter * Menashe Amir (born 1940), Iranian broadcaster and Israel expert *

Manasseh Sogavare Manasseh Damukana Sogavare (born 17 January 1955) is the sixth and current Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands, serving since 24 April 2019. He previously held the office in 2000–2001, 2006—2007 and 2014–2017; in all he has served over ni ...

(born 1955), Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands * Manassé Nzobonimpa (born 1957), Burundian politician *

Manasseh Maelanga Manasseh Maelanga (born March 25, 1970) is a member of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands. He represents East Malaita constituency. In May 2009, he was named Minister for Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening in Prim ...

(born 1970), Solomon Islander politician * Menashe Mashiah (born 1973), Israeli football referee *

Manasseh Ishiaku Manasseh Ishiaku (born 9 January 1983) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker. While at La Louvière he helped them win the 2002–03 Belgian Cup, scoring twice in the final. Four years later he scored the winnin ...

(born 1983), Nigerian footballer *

Manassé Enza-Yamissi Manassé Ruben Enza-Yamissi (born 28 September 1989) is a Central African professional footballer who plays as a centre back. Early life Enza-Yamissi was born in Bangui in 1989. His father Robert Enza was born in Fort-Crampel, Oubangui-Cha ...

(born 1989), Central African football player *

Menasheh Idafar Menasheh Idafar (born 13 March 1991) is a British-Bahraini racing driver with dual citizenship. In 2010 he competed in the British Formula 3 Championship and won the National Class. Menasheh is part of the small Jewish community of Bahrain. His ...

(born 1991), British and Bahraini racing driver * Manasseh Garner (born 1992), American football player * Manasseh Lomole Waya, South Sudanese politician *

Manasse Mbonye Manasse Mbonye is a theoretical astrophysicist born in Gahini, Rwanda. He is currently Executive Secretary of the National Council for Science and Technology in Kigali. Early life and education Mbonye's parents (Reuben Rwabuzisoni, father) wer ...

, Rwandan astrophysicist

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References

* {{given name, Manasses Hebrew masculine given names Book of Genesis people Set index articles on Hebrew Bible people