The meaning of “מְנַשֶּׁה”
Understanding Mᵉnashsheh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Manasseh. - § Manasseh = "causing to forget" - Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and i...
מְנַשֶּׁה
Manasseh. - § Manasseh = "causing to forget" - Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory 1) the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh 1a) the tribe descended from Manasseh 1b) the territory occupied by the tribe of Manasseh 2) son of king Hezekiah of Judah and himself king of Judah; he was the immediate and direct cause for the exile 3) a descendant of Pahath-moab who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 4) a descendant of Hashum who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 48:13 | “And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near unto him.” Word: מְנַשֶּׁה (Mᵉnashsheh) | |
| Deuteronomy 33:17 | “His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.” Word: מְנַשֶּׁה (Mᵉnashsheh) | |
| Judges 7:23 | “And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites.” Word: מְנַשֶּׁה (Mᵉnashsheh) | |
| 2 Kings 21:17 | “Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?” Word: מְנַשֶּׁה (Mᵉnashsheh) | |
| 2 Chronicles 33:10 | “And the Lord spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.” Word: מְנַשֶּׁה (Mᵉnashsheh) |