מְנַשֶּׁה

Detailed Definition

• 1the eldest son of joseph and progenitor of the tribe of manasseh
• 2the tribe descended from manasseh
• 3the territory occupied by the tribe of manasseh
• 4son of king hezekiah of judah and himself king of judah; he was the immediate and direct cause for the exile
• 5a descendant of pahath-moab who put away a foreign wife in the time of ezra
• 6a descendant of hashum who put away a foreign wife in the time of ezra