ɪɾ ɪz nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ ðə tɹˈaɪb ʌv mɛnˈæʃ wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn ɐlˈɑːɾᵻd ðɪs ɹˈiːdʒən ænd ɐ mˈʌtʃ lˈɑːɹdʒɚ tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi ɚɹˈaʊnd ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðə bˈʊk ʌv dʒˈɑːʃjuːə sˈɛvəntˌiːn:wˈʌn dˈæʃ tˈɛn.
It is named after the tribe of Menashe which had been allotted this region (and a much larger territory around) according to the Book of Joshua (17:1-10).