What does מְנַשִּׁי mean in the Bible?
מְנַשִּׁי is a Hebrew word meaning "a Menashshite or descendant of Menashsheh".
Hebrew · H4520
מְנַשִּׁי
A Menashshite or descendant of Menashsheh
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מְנַשִּׁי H4520
What does מְנַשִּׁי mean in the Bible?
מְנַשִּׁי is a Hebrew word meaning "a Menashshite or descendant of Menashsheh".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4520?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Manasseh (2), and Manasseh (1), belonging to the Manassites (1).
Where does מְנַשִּׁי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 4:43. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (2), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Kings (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of Manasseh 2× Deuteronomy 29:8, 1 Chronicles 26:32
and Manasseh 1× 2 Kings 10:33
belonging to the Manassites 1× Deuteronomy 4:43
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 4:43 לַֽמְנַשִּֽׁי׃ to belonging to the Manassites Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Deuteronomy 29:8 הַֽמְנַשִּֽׁי׃ to of Manasseh Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 10:33 וְהַֽמְנַשִּׁ֑י to and Manasseh Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 26:32 הַֽמְנַשִּׁ֔י to of Manasseh Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 4:43
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Deuteronomy 2 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1
Source forms
הַֽמְנַשִּׁ֔י 1x ham·naš·šî 1 Chronicles 26:32
הַֽמְנַשִּֽׁי׃ 1x ham·naš·šî Deuteronomy 29:8
וְהַֽמְנַשִּׁ֑י 1x wə·ham·naš·šî 2 Kings 10:33
לַֽמְנַשִּֽׁי׃ 1x lam·naš·šî Deuteronomy 4:43
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 29:8, 1 Chronicles 26:32
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x 2 Kings 10:33
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 4:43
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a Menashshite or descendant of Menashsheh
Source Gloss
a Menashshite or descendant of Menashsheh
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a Menashshite or descendant of Menashsheh Usage: of Manasseh, Manassites.
Word Origins
מְנַשִּׁי is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain