מְנַשֶּׁה

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H4519

Transliteration: Mᵉnashsheh

Pronunciation: men-ash-sheh'

Definition: Manasseh

Original: מנשּׁה

Transliteration: menashsheh

Phonetic: men-ash-sheh'

BDB Definition:

Manasseh = "causing to forget"

the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh
1. the tribe descended from Manasseh
2. the territory occupied by the tribe of Manasseh
son of king Hezekiah of Judah and himself king of Judah; he was the immediate and direct cause for the exile
a descendant of Pahath-moab who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
a descendant of Hashum who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

Origin: from H5382" class="dictionary-topic-link">H5382

TWOT entry: 1217