- manassite
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Manassite — /meuh nas uyt/, n. a member of the tribe of Manasseh. [MANASS(EH) + ITE1] * * * … Universalium
manassite — məˈnaˌsīt noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Manasseh, elder son of Joseph (Gen 41:50 52), the eponymous ancestor of the Manassites (Josh 17) + English ite : a member of the Hebrew tribe of Manasseh compare ephraimite * * * /meuh nas … Useful english dictionary
MANASSEH — (Heb. מְנַשֶּׁה), elder son of joseph and the name of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. Manasseh was born to Joseph in Egypt by asenath , daughter of Poti Phera (Gen. 41:50–51). The name is said to be symbolic of Joseph s turn of fortune. Manasseh… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Adnah — /ad neuh/, n. 1. a Manassite deserter from Saul s to David s army. I Chron. 12:20. 2. a commander in King Jehosaphat s army. II Chron. 17:14. * * * … Universalium
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
Judah upon Jordan — The Authorized Version, following the Vulgate, has this rendering in Josh. 19:34. It has been suggested that, following the Masoretic punctuation, the expression should read thus, and Judah; the Jordan was toward the sun rising. The sixty… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Michael — Who is like God? 1) The title given to one of the chief angels (Dan. 10:13, 21; 12:1). He had special charge of Israel as a nation. He disputed with Satan (Jude 1:9) about the body of Moses. He is also represented as warning against that… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
ephraimite — I. ˈēfrēəˌmīt noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Ephraim, younger son of Joseph (Gen 41:50 52), the eponymous ancestor of the Ephraimites (Josh 16) + English ite 1. : a member of the Hebrew tribe of Ephraim compare manassite … Useful english dictionary
Adnah — /ad neuh/, n. 1. a Manassite deserter from Saul s to David s army. I Chron. 12:20. 2. a commander in King Jehosaphat s army. II Chron. 17:14 … Useful english dictionary
GAD — (Heb. גָּד), one of the 12 tribes of Israel, tracing its descent to Gad, a son of Jacob, borne to him by Zilpah, the maidservant of Leah (Gen. 30:10–11). The tribe was comprised of seven large families, the Zephonites, Haggites, Shunites, Oznites … Encyclopedia of Judaism
