Menashshi מְנַשִּׁי
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| מְנַשִּׁי | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | menashshi |
| Strong's number | H4520 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a person or people |
| Gloss | Manassite |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Deuteronomy (2) |
Menashshi (Hebrew מְנַשִּׁי, Strong's H4520) is a name of a person or people in the Old Testament, glossed “Manassite”. It occurs 4 times.
Definition
Someone from the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.41.51;
son of: Joseph (H3130) and Asenath (H0621);
brother of: Ephraim (H0669); married to Aramitess (H0761);
father of: Machir (H4353) and Asriel (H0844H)
Group of me.nash.sheh (מְנַשֶּׁה "Manasseh" H4519)
§ Manassites = Manasseh "causing to forget"
1) descendants of Manasseh, son of Joseph and grandson of Jacob
1a) specifically used only of that half that lived east of the Jordan
son of: Joseph (H3130) and Asenath (H0621);
brother of: Ephraim (H0669); married to Aramitess (H0761);
father of: Machir (H4353) and Asriel (H0844H)
Group of me.nash.sheh (מְנַשֶּׁה "Manasseh" H4519)
§ Manassites = Manasseh "causing to forget"
1) descendants of Manasseh, son of Joseph and grandson of Jacob
1a) specifically used only of that half that lived east of the Jordan
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | manassites (2), manasseh (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | manasseh (3), belonging to the manassites (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Menashshi, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 4:43Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau belonging to the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the Manassites.
- Deuteronomy 29:8And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half tribe of Manasseh.We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 10:33From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.from the Jordan eastward through all the land of Gilead (the region of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh), and from Aroer by the Arnon Valley through Gilead to Bashan.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 26:32And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.Among Jerijah’s relatives there were 2,700 capable men who were heads of families. King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh for every matter pertaining to God and to the affairs of the king.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).