MANNA

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 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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