Numbers 26:34:3Num.26.34.W3TAB
מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה
menashe
“Manasseh”
- Transliteration
- me-na-SHE
- Extended
- meh-nah-SHEH
- IPA
- /mɛ.naˈʃe/
Meaning by language
- English
- Manasseh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-na-SHE
- clause
E-le mish-pe-KHOT me-na-SHE
- sentence
E-le mish-pe-KHOT me-na-SHE u-pek-u-de-HEM she-NA-yim va-kha-mi-SHIM u-me-AT ve-shiv-A A-lef ve-shiv-EIR sha-NA u-me-AT ve-es-RIM pe-REE
Exegesis
The verse opens with the demonstrative eleh {אֵ֖לֶּה | ʾêl-leh} introducing the subject, followed by mishpechot {מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת | miš-pə-ḥôṯ} in the absolute state and menasheh {מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה | mə-naš-šeh} in construct to mark tribal affiliation.
Root and etymology
Rootnun-shin-heh
“to forget”
In context — Numbers 26:34
These were the clans of Manasseh, and their counted ones were 52,700.
About this coordinate
Numbers 26:34:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 26:34, so the Hebrew word מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה (menashe) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.26.34.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.26.34.W3.S1) and character.