1)

What is "l'Za'avah"?

1.

Rashi: This is like "Lo Kam v'Lo Za" (Esther 5:9). Similarly, Ga'avah is from the root "Ga Me'od" (Yeshayah 16:6). Anyone who hears the evil that comes on them, he is shocked.

2)

Why is it written l'Zava'ah, and we pronounce it "l'Za'avah"?

1.

Radak: They are different roots, but both of them refer to motion.

3)

Why is this attributed to Menasheh?

1.

Radak: He conducted Yisrael with evil deeds, and spilled innocent blood until Yerushalayim was filled with dead bodies, like it says (Melachim II, 21:16).

2.

Radak citing Targum Yonasan: For they did not repent, like Menasheh [repented].

3.

Malbim: The decree began in his days. Refer to Melachim II, 21:15:1:1.

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