Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manasseh

/məˈnæ.sə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
Ma-nas-seh
IPA
/məˈnæ.sə/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Hebrew.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Hebrew מְנַשֶּׁה (M'nashé) through Latin Manasses.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Manassite Manassitic Manassitish

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce manasseh?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈnæ.sə/.
What does manasseh mean?
The elder son of Joseph in the Bible, eponymous ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Where does manasseh come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce manasseh

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