Manna
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmænə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Manna is a noun meaning (biblical) Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
Meaning
(biblical) Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
More Meanings
- (by extension) Any boon which comes into one's hands by good luck.
- The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree.
Example Sentences
Fair ladies, you drop manna in the way / Of starved people.
In the juriſdiction of Huquang there are ſeveral places where they gather up great store of Manna, which the Natives take for a Frozen Dew.
The leaves of the foreſt were loaded with manna, pure amber dropped from every bough, honey diſtilled from the rifted rock, and the humming bee, drunk with joy, ſtrayed from flower to flower, forgetful of his burſting cells.
1966, Bill Beatty, Tales of Old Australia, National Distributors, →ISBN, page 14, discussing old Australian foods The icing on the cake was made from manna, which was gathered under the manna gums. Manna mixed with milk made a splendid icing.
Word Forms
- mannas
- mana
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mana, mom, mum, mama, mommy, godsend.
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