English
Manasseh
Manasseh comes from Hebrew מְנַשֶּׁה, and goes back to Biblical Hebrew מְנַשֶּׁה.
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEמְנַשֶּׁהMənašše
- Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEΜανασσῆς
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEManasses
- Hebrew1880s–presentמְנַשֶּׁהM'nashé
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Manasseh
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEמְנַשֶּׁהMənašše
- Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEΜανασσῆς
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEManasses
- Hebrew1880s–presentמְנַשֶּׁהM'nashé
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Manasseh
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh:…”
Every English word from Biblical Hebrew מְנַשֶּׁה
Today it means
name The elder son of Joseph in the Bible, eponymous ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew מְנַשֶּׁה / Manasseh