מְנַשֶּׁה (b. h.) pr. n. m. Manasseh, 1) son of Joseph; also the tribe of Manasseh. Gen. R. s. 84 מ׳ גרם לשבטים לקרוע M. was the cause that the sons of Jacob rent their garments (Gen. XLIV, 13; v. Gen. R. s. 91); a. fr. —2) M., King of Judah. Snh. X, 2; Tosef. ib. XII, 11. Yeb. 49ᵇ מ׳ הרג וכ׳ M. put Isaiah to death; a. fr. —3) M., grandfather of Jonathan (Jud. XVIII, 30). Tosef. Snh. XIV, 8; B. Bath. 109ᵇ וכי בן מ׳ וכ׳ was he the son of M.? Was he not the son of Moses? Ib. מתוך שעשה מעשה מ׳ וכ׳ because he acted like king Manasseh &c. —4) M., a scholar. Y. Meg. II, 73ᵃ bot.