מְנַשֶּׁה136 H4519
Manasseh; the firstborn of Joseph, his tribal descendants, their territory, or later persons of that name.
Derived from the verb נָשָׁה ('to forget'), Manasseh's name is explained at Genesis 41:51: 'God has made me forget all my hardship.' As a proper noun it spans the individual patriarch (Gen 46:20; 48:1–20), the powerful half-tribe split between Transjordan and Cisjordan territories (Josh 17; Num 32), and later figures including the infamous King Manasseh of Judah (2 Kgs 21). The gentilic form 'the Manassite' (הַמְנַשִּׁי) appears once at 1 Chronicles 27:21 to describe a tribal member, showing the name's productive capacity as a demonym.
2. Menashshite (gentilicic demonym) — The gentilic adjective 'the Manassite' (הַמְנַשִּׁי), used as a substantive demonym to identify a member or descendant of the tribe of Manasseh. Attested once at 1 Chronicles 27:21, where it designates a tribal officer. English 'the Menashshite,' Spanish 'el de Manasés,' and German 'der Manasse' each show the shift from personal name to collective-ethnic identifier. 1×
AR["الْمَنَسِّيِّ"]·ben["মনঃশীর"]·DE["der-Manasse"]·EN["the-Menashshite"]·FR["der-Manassé"]·heb["ה-מנשה"]·HI["-के-मनश्शे"]·ID["-Manasye"]·IT["il-Manasse"]·jav["tiyang-Manasè"]·KO["그-므나세의"]·PT["de-Manassés"]·RU["Менашше"]·ES["el-de-Manasés"]·SW["Manase"]·TR["Manaşşe'nin"]·urd["منسی-کے"]
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Senses
1. Manasseh (proper name) — The proper noun Manasseh (מְנַשֶּׁה), covering the individual (Joseph's firstborn, Gen 41:51; 48:1–20), the Israelite tribe descended from him, their territorial allotment both east and west of the Jordan (Josh 17; Num 32), and later bearers of the name including King Manasseh of Judah. Multilingual glosses are consistent transliterations: Spanish 'Manasés,' French 'Manassé,' German 'Manasse' — all recognizable proper-noun forms preserving the Hebrew phonology. 145×
AR["مَنَسَّى"]·ben["মনঃশি","মনঃশিকে","মনঃশির","মনশি","মনশির"]·DE["Manasse","Menasche","Menasches"]·EN["Manasseh"]·FR["Manassé"]·heb["מנשה"]·HI["मनश्शे","मनश्शे-का","मनश्शे-के","मनश्शे-से"]·ID["Manasye"]·IT["Manasse"]·jav["Manasye","Manasyè","Manasé"]·KO["먰나셌","므나세가","므나세를","므나세와","므나세의","므낫세","므낫세라","므낫세의"]·PT["M'nasheh","Menasheh","Menashsheh"]·RU["Манассией","Манассии","Манассию","Манассия","Менаше","Менашше"]·ES["Manasés","Menashé"]·SW["Makiri","Manase","Manashe","la-Manase"]·TR["Manaşşe","Manaşşe'nin","Manaşşe'yi","Menaşşe'nin"]·urd["منسّی","منسّی-کے","منسی","منسی-سے","منسی-کا","منسی-کے"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
מְנַשֶּׁה136 n.pr.m. et trib. Manasseh (interpr. Gn 41:51 as Pi. causat. √II. נשׁה q.v.);—מ׳ Gn 46:20 +; מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה 41:51 + (on Ju 18:30 v. מֹשֶׁה); c. art. (strangely), הַמְֿ׳ Dt 7:13 Jos 1:12 + (v. infr.); 𝔊 Μαν(ν)ασση;— 1. †a. Manasseh, eldest son of Joseph Gn 41:51; 48:1, 13, 14(×2), 17, 20(×2), also 50:23 (father of Machir; all E), 46:20; 48:5 (both P). b. of tribe, often + Ephraim (v.…