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mᵊnaššī מְנַשִּׁי ‘Manassite’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from mᵊnaššeh מְנַשֶּׁה ‘Manasseh’
Roots: מנשׁה

mᵊnaššī pr n pers gen
Manassites = Manasseh "causing to forget"
1) descendants of Manasseh, son of Joseph and grandson of Jacob
 1a) specifically used only of that half that lived east of the Jordan

Mentioned in Deuteronomy 4:43, 29:7 2 Kings 10:33 1 Chronicles 26:32

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