Manasseh
Manasses identifies a person in a genealogy and a tribe named in an enrollment list.
The supplied verses use the name for a person in a line of descent and for a tribe in a numbered listing.
Senses in use
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Personal name in a genealogy · dominant
In Matthew 1:10, the accusative singular forms occur in the sequence in which Hezekiah begot Manasseh and Manasseh begot Amos; the APB renders the clause "Hezekiah then begot Manasseh. Manasseh then begot Amos."
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Tribal name in an enumeration · occasional
In Revelation 7:6, the genitive singular form occurs in the repeated phrase naming tribes and their twelve-thousand totals; the APB renders "from the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "Manasseh" in both verses: within a begetting sequence in Matthew 1:10 and in the phrase "from the tribe of Manasseh" in Revelation 7:6. These renderings confirm the verse contexts rather than isolate every contribution of the Greek forms.