First names in Hebrew

First name Manasseh: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מנשה

Gematria value: 395

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Manasseh is written מנשה

Manasseh is the English form of Menashe, מנשה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Manasseh mean?

Meaning: "the one who makes forget"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is that of Menashe, Manasseh in English, Joseph's eldest son, born in Egypt. Joseph gives him this name, saying: “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father's house” (Genesis 41:51). Your name means “the one who makes forget”: the child who heals a wound.

Gematria

Manasseh = 395

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מנשה has 4 letters:

• מthe letter Mem40
• נthe letter Nun50
• שthe letter Shin300
• הthe letter He5
• Total395

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Manasseh, from מ to ה:

מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים דִּבְרֵי פִי־אִישׁ נַחַל נֹבֵעַ מְקוֹר חׇכְמָה׃

“The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; the source of wisdom is a flowing stream.”

Proverbs 18:4

The book of your first name

Manasseh, in nine pages

• Manasseh, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Manasseh
• Manasseh, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Manasseh in three answers

How do you write Manasseh in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Manasseh is written מנשה. Manasseh is the English form of Menashe, מנשה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Manasseh?
Written מנשה, Manasseh is worth 395: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter He (5).

What does Manasseh mean?
The one who makes forget (origin: Hebrew). Your name is that of Menashe, Manasseh in English, Joseph's eldest son, born in Egypt. Joseph gives him this name, saying: “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father's house” (Genesis 41:51). Your name means “the one who makes forget”: the child who heals a wound.