What is "menahem"

Menahem or Menachem (, from a Hebrew word meaning "the consoler" or "comforter"; ; Greek: Manaem in the Septuagint, Manaen in Aquila; ; full name: , Mena[c]hem Ben-Gadi) was a king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel. He was the son of Gadi, and the founder of the dynasty known as the House of Gadi or House of Menahem. Some have speculated that Gadi was a scion of the tribe of Gad.

Menahem ben Aaron was a Khazar ruler of the late 9th century. He was the son of Aaron I and the father of Benjamin.

Menahem was a Jewish king.

Menahem may also refer to:

• Menahem (Khazar), Khazar ruler
• Menahem ben Saruq, medieval poet and philologist