מְנַשִּׁיMᵉnashshîy
of ׳ מ 1; only with article ׳ הַמְֿ, as collective noun, of tribe east of Jordan (Deuteronomy 4:43; 2 Kings 10:33; Deuteronomy 29:7; 1 Chronicles 26:32)
Pronunciation: men-ash-shee' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4520
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Deuteronomy 4:43 These were the cities: Bezer on the wilderness plateau for the tribe of Reuben; Ramoth in Gilead for the tribe of Gad; Golan in Bashan for the tribe of Manasseh.
- Deuteronomy 29:8 We took their land and gave it to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and to the half-tribe of Manasseh as their grant of land.
- 2 Kings 10:33 east of the Jordan River, including all of Gilead, Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh. He conquered the area from the town of Aroer by the Arnon Gorge to as far north as Gilead and Bashan.
- 1 Chronicles 26:32 There were 2,700 capable men among the relatives of Jeriah. King David sent them to the east side of the Jordan River and put them in charge of the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh. They were responsible for all matters related to God and to the king.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).