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Manassite

noun
Ma·​nas·​site | \ məˈnaˌsīt\
plural -s

Definition of Manassite

: a member of the Hebrew tribe of Manasseh — compare ephraimite

History and Etymology for Manassite

Manasseh, elder son of Joseph (Genesis 41:50–52), the eponymous ancestor of the Manassites (Joshua 17) + English -ite

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