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'''M<small>ANNA</small>''' is the name of the edible substance provided by God to the [[ISRAELITES|I<small>SRAELITES</small>]] during their wanderings in the wilderness (cf. [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/ex/16.36?lang=eng#35 Exodus 16:36]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/num/11.1-9?lang=eng#primary Numbers 11:1-9]). It is not used as a noun in its own right in the Book of Mormon. | '''M<small>ANNA</small>''' is the name of the edible substance<ref>Hebrew מן mān “whatness,” from Hebrew מן הוא mān hûʼ “what is it?” (“For they wist not what it was”).</ref> provided by God to the [[ISRAELITES|I<small>SRAELITES</small>]] during their wanderings in the wilderness (cf. [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/ex/16.36?lang=eng#35 Exodus 16:36]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/num/11.1-9?lang=eng#primary Numbers 11:1-9]). It is not used as a noun in its own right in the Book of Mormon. | ||
'''Variants''' | '''Variants''' | ||
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| Biblical noun | 1. | Food provided for the ISRAELITES in the wilderness (1 Nephi 17:28; Mosiah 7:19) |
Etymology
MANNA is the name of the edible substance[1] provided by God to the ISRAELITES during their wanderings in the wilderness (cf. Exodus 16:36; Numbers 11:1-9). It is not used as a noun in its own right in the Book of Mormon.
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐣𐐈𐐤𐐂 (mænɑː)
Notes
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- ↑ Hebrew מן mān “whatness,” from Hebrew מן הוא mān hûʼ “what is it?” (“For they wist not what it was”).
