הַֽ/מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה
𐤄/𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄
Menasheh
of Manasseh
Menashsheh is a proper noun referring to (1) a leading Israelite male figure, the elder son of Yosef (Joseph), born in Egypt before the family's migration, and regarded as the founder of one of the twelve Israelite tribes; (2) the tribe that claims descent from him; and (3) the land apportioned to that tribe, which, after the settlement in Canaan, included significant territories on both the western and eastern sides of the Jordan River. The semantic range includes the individual Menashsheh, the collective tribal identity, and the tribal territory.
Deuteronomy 3:13 · Word #10
Lexicon H4519
| Lemma | מְנַשֶּׁה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Menasheh |
| Strong's | H4519 |
| Definition | Menashsheh is a proper noun referring to (1) a leading Israelite male figure, the elder son of Yosef (Joseph), born in Egypt before the family's migration, and regarded as the founder of one of the twelve Israelite tribes; (2) the tribe that claims descent from him; and (3) the land apportioned to that tribe, which, after the settlement in Canaan, included significant territories on both the western and eastern sides of the Jordan River. The semantic range includes the individual Menashsheh, the collective tribal identity, and the tribal territory. |
Morphology HTd/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | of Manasseh |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4519-02
the Forgetting-Causer
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper noun with prefixed definite article (הַ); form reflects a hiphil participial derivation functioning as a name. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name derives from the hiphil participle of נשה, meaning "one who causes to forget." The prefixed definite article (הַ) is preserved with "the," reflecting the specific named ancestor, tribe, or territory identified by this participial title. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
the Menasheh
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Forget-causer |
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