Manasseh ( /mə.ˈnæs.ə/; Hebrew: מְנַשֵּׁה "Menashé") is an ancient Hebrew male name, meaning "causing to forget".
Manasseh or Menashe may refer to:
- Manasseh of Judah, a king of the kingdom of Judah
- Manasseh (tribal patriarch), a son of Joseph, according to the Torah
- Manasseh, a Jewish-born priest who married a Samaritan and withdrew from Jerusalem to Mount Gerizim
- Menasseh or Manasseh was the name of two Khazar rulers of the Bulanid dynasty:
- Menasseh I, mid to late 9th century CE
- Menasseh II, late 9th century CE
- Manasseh (High Priest), the ancestor of a priest named Jonathan, mentioned in the Book of Judges as being the son of Gershom, son of Manasseh
- Menashe Amir (born 1940), Persian-language broadcaster on Israel Radio International
- Menashe Kadishman (born 1932), Israeli sculptor and painter
- Menashe Klein (1924–2011), Hasidic Rebbe and posek
- Menashe Oppenheim (1905–73), Polish Jewish singer, composer, and songwriter
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