Manna Definition

mănə
noun
A sweet food miraculously provided for the Israelites in the wilderness: Ex. 16:14-36
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Divine aid, spiritual sustenance, etc.
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Anything badly needed that comes unexpectedly.
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A sweet, gummy juice obtained from a European ash tree (Fraxinus ornus), formerly used as a laxative.
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Any of various similar substances exuded by certain plants and insects.
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Origin of Manna

  • Middle English from Old English from Late Latin from Greek from Aramaic mannā from Hebrew mān mnn in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Hebrew מן (mān, “'manna").

    From Wiktionary

Manna Sentence Examples

  • The manna ash is a small tree found in Italy, and extending to Switzerland, South Tirol, Hungary, Greece, Turkey and Asia Minor.

  • Roscher (Nektar and Ambrosia, 1883; see also his article in Roscher's Lexikon der Mythologic) nectar and ambrosia were originally only different forms of the same substance - honey, regarded as a dew, like manna, fallen from heaven, which was used both as food and drink.

  • The finest or flaky manna appears to have been allowed to harden on the stem.

  • The best manna contains 70 to 80%.

  • This manna occurs in the form of small, roundish, hard, dry tears, varying from the size of a mustard seed to that of a coriander, of a lightbrown colour, sweet taste, and senna-like odour.

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