The meaning of “מָן”
Understanding mân reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
manna. - literally a whatness (so to speak), i.e. manna (so called from the question about it) 1) manna 1a) the bread fr...
מָן
manna. - literally a whatness (so to speak), i.e. manna (so called from the question about it) 1) manna 1a) the bread from Heaven that fed the Israelites for 40 years of wilderness wanderings 1b) means 'What is it?'
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 16:33 | “And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the Lord, to be kept for your generations.” Word: מָן (mân) | |
| Numbers 11:7 | “And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium.” Word: מָן (mân) | |
| Deuteronomy 8:16 | “Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;” Word: מָן (mân) | |
| Joshua 5:12 | “And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.” Word: מָן (mân) | |
| Nehemiah 9:20 | “Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.” Word: מָן (mân) |
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