מְנַחֵם (b. h.) pr. n. m. Menahem, 1) King of Israel. Yalk. Kings 236 (from Seder ʿOlam).—2) name of the Messiah to come. Snh. 98ᵇ. Y. Ber. III, 5ᵃ top; Lam. R. to I, 16; Pirké d’R. El. ch. XIX מ׳ בן עמיאל בן יוסף.—3) M., associate judge of Hillel. Ḥag. II, 2. Ib. 16ᵇ יצא מ׳ לעבודת המלך M. resigned from the judgeship to enter the King’s (Herod’s) service.—4) M. bar Simai, surnamed ‘the son of saints’. Pes. 104ᵃ; Ab. Zar. 50ᵃ; (Y. ib. III, 42ᶜ top נחום איש קודש קדשים).—5) name of several scholars. Y. Maasr. V, end, 52ᵃ M. bar Mabsima.—Y. Erub. VII, 24ᶜ top.—Tosef. ib. XI (VIII), 10 מ׳ איש גליא (Keth. 60ᵃ נחום). Tosef. Shebu. I, 7 מ׳ איש גם זו, v. גִּמְזוֹ.—Tosef. Keth. V, 1; a. fr.