Manasseh

(mə nasə)

noun

  1. Bible the elder son of Joseph: Gen. 41:52
  2. the tribe of Israel descended from him: Num. 1:34
  3. a king of Judah in the 7th cent. 2 Kings 21:1-18
  4. Prayer of Manasses

Origin: Heb měnaṣṣeh, lit., causing to forget

See Manasseh in American Heritage Dictionary 4

In the Bible, the eldest son of Joseph and the forebear of one of the tribes of Israel.
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