Lexical Definition

‎מְנַשֶּׁה‎ Mᵉnashsheh (men-ash-sheh') Manasseh ^N:N-M-P
from ‎נָשָׁה‎; causing to forget

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

See Greek: Μανασσῆς

Extended Information

• A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.20.21
• son of: Hezekiah (חִזְקִיָּה) and Hephzibah (חֶפְצִי בָּהּ); married to Meshullemeth (מְשֻׁלֶּמֶת)
• father of: Amon (אָמוֹן)
• Also named: Manassēs (Μανασσῆς "Manasseh" Μανασσῆς)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מְנַשֶּׁה‎₁₃₆ proper name, masculine person and tribe Manasseh (interpretation of Gen 41:51 as Pi`el causative √II. ‎נשׁה‎ q. v.); — ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Gen 46:20 +; ‎מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה‎ Gen 41:51 + (on Judg 18:30 see ‎משֶׁה‎); with article (strangely), ‎׳‎‎הַמְֿ‎ Josh 1:12 + 10 t. (see below); ᵐ5 Μαν(ν)ασση; —

1.
a. Manasseh, eldest son of Joseph Gen 41:51; Gen 48:1; Gen 48:13; Gen 48:14 (twice in verse); Gen 48:17; Gen 48:20 (twice in verse), also Gen 50:23 (father of Machir; all E), Gen 46:20; Gen 48:5 (both P).
b. of tribe, often + Ephraim (see ‎אֶפְרַיִם‎): (I) the part west of Jordan: a. ‎׳‎‎בְּנֵי מ‎ Josh 16:9; Josh 17:2a (‎׳‎‎בנימֿ‎ ‎הַנּוֺתָרִים‎), vJosh 17:2 b; vJosh 17:6 vJosh 17:12 (all J E), 1Chr 7:29; 1Chr 9:3 (‎׳‎‎בְּנֵי אֶפְרַיִם וּמ‎; Josh 13:29 see below); β. ‎׳‎‎מ‎ alone, Josh 17:5; Josh 17:8 (twice in verse); Josh 17:9b; Josh 17:11; Josh 17:17; Deut 34:2 (‎׳‎‎אֶרֶץ אֶפְרַיִם וּמ‎; all J E), 2Chr 30:10 (id.), Josh 16:4; Josh 17:7; Josh 17:10 (all P), also apparently Deut 33:17 (poem), Judg 1:27; Judg 6:15; Judg 6:35; Judg 7:23; Isa 9:20* (twice in verse); Ps 80:3* + 10 t. Chronicles; γ. ‎׳‎‎מַטֵּה מ‎ 1Chr 6:55* ‎׳‎‎חֲצִי מַטֵּה מ‎ Josh 21:6; Josh 21:25; 1Chr 12:32* (van d. H v.1Chr 12:31*); ‎׳‎‎מַחֲצִית מַטֵּה חֲצִי מ‎ 1Chr 6:46* (but on text see Kit); ‎וְאֶפְרַיִם‎ ‎׳‎‎שְׁנֵי מַטּוֺת מ‎ Josh 14:4 (P); δ. ‎׳‎‎חֲצִי שֵׁבֶט מ‎ 1Chr 27:20 with article ‎׳‎‎הַשֵּׁבֶט הַמְֿ‎ Josh 13:7 (D). (2) of Manasseh east of Jordan; α. ‎׳‎‎בְּנֵי מ‎ Josh 22:30; Josh 22:31 (P); β. ‎׳‎‎מ‎ alone, Judg 11:29 (distinctly of territory), Judg 12:4 (but on text see GFM), Ps 60:9* = Ps 108:9* ‎׳‎‎חֲצִי הַמ‎ 1Chr 27:21 γ. ‎׳‎‎מַטֵּה מ‎ Josh 17:1a Josh 20:8 (both P), 1Chr 6:47* ‎׳‎‎חֲצִי מַטֵּה מ‎ Josh 22:1 (D), Num 34:14; Josh 21:5; Josh 21:27 (all P), 1Chr 6:56* ‎חֲצִי מַטֵּה‎ ‎׳‎‎בְּנֵי מ‎ Josh 13:29 (P); δ. ‎׳‎‎חֲצִי שֵׁבֶט מ‎ Deut 3:13 (D), Josh 13:29; Josh 22:13; Josh 22:15 (all P), 1Chr 15:18; 1Chr 15:23; 1Chr 15:26; 1Chr 12:38* (van d. H v.1Chr 12:37*); ‎בֶּןיֿוֺסֵף‎ ‎׳‎‎חֲצִי שֵׁבֶט מ‎ Num 32:33 (P); with article ‎׳‎‎חֲצִי שֵׁבֶט הַמְֿ‎ Josh 1:12; Josh 4:12; Josh 12:6; Josh 18:7; Josh 22:1; Josh 22:7 (all D), Josh 22:9; Josh 22:10; Josh 22:11; Josh 22:21 (all P). Here belong also (chiefly) references to ‎׳‎‎מ‎ as father of Machir (compare Gen 50:23 above): Num 27:1; Num 32:39; Num 32:40; Num 36:1; Josh 13:31; Josh 17:1; Josh 17:3 (all P), 1Chr 7:14; 1Chr 7:17 and of Jair Deut 3:14 (D), Num 32:41 (P), 1Kgs 4:13 (compare ‎מָכִיר‎, ‎יָאִיר‎). (3) of undivided tribe (never ‎׳‎‎שֵׁבֶט מ‎): α. ‎׳‎‎בְּנֵי מ‎ Num 1:34; Num 2:20; Num 7:54; Num 26:29; Num 36:12 (all P); β. ‎׳‎‎מ‎ alone, Num 1:10; Num 26:28; Num 26:34; Num 27:1b (all P), Ezek 48:4; Ezek 48:5 γ. ‎׳‎‎מַטֵּה מ‎ Num 1:35; Num 2:20; Num 13:11, ‎׳‎‎מַטֵּה בְּנֵי מ‎ Num 10:23; Num 34:13 (all P).

2. son of Hezekiah, and king of Judah (Assyrian Menasê, Minsê Schr^{COT 2Kgs 21:1}); — 2Kgs 20:21; 2Kgs 21:1 + 9 t. Kings, 12 t. Chronicles, Jer 15:4.

3. two who had taken strange wives:
a. Ezra 10:30.
b. Ezra 10:33.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • King of Judah • King of Judah, son of Hezekiah.

King living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, was a king of Judah who reigned for 55 years (2Ki.20.21; 21.1,9,11,16,17,18,20; 23.12,26; 24.3; 1Ch.3.13; 2Ch.32.33; 33; Jer.15.4; Mat.1.10,10).

• A king of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.20.21;
• referred to as Manasseh מְנַשֶּׁה, or Manasseh (KJV= Manasses) Μανασσῆς;
• a son of Hezekiah חִזְקִיָּה and Hephzibah חֶפְצִי בָּהּ;
• husband of Meshullemeth מְשֻׁלֶּמֶת;
• father of Amon אָמוֹן.

Manasseh was the fourteenth king of Judah, succeeding his father, Hezekiah. He began his reign at the age of twelve and ruled for fifty-five years, making him the longest-reigning king of Judah. However, Manasseh's reign was marked by evil and idolatry. He rebuilt the high places that his father had destroyed, erected altars for Baal, and made an Asherah pole. He even sacrificed his own son and practiced sorcery and divination. Manasseh's actions led the people of Judah astray, and they did more evil than the nations that God had destroyed before the Israelites. As a result, God announced judgment on Judah and Jerusalem, stating that He would wipe them out like a dish, turning it upside down. Manasseh also shed much innocent blood, filling Jerusalem from end to end. However, when Manasseh was captured by the Assyrians and taken to Babylon, he humbled himself before God and prayed. God heard his prayer and restored him to Jerusalem, where Manasseh acknowledged the Lord as God and attempted to undo some of the evil he had done. Despite this, the damage to Judah was severe, and the nation continued to face the consequences of Manasseh's sins even after his death. Manasseh was buried in his palace garden, and his son Amon succeeded him as king.

All entries for Manasseh: מְנַשֶּׁה ☩ Μανασσῆς

Related Profiles:

• Hezekiah (father)
• Hephzibah (mother)
• Meshullemeth (spouse)
• Amon (child)