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|'''[[:Category:Biblical noun|Biblical noun]]'''
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|A food sent from heaven ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/1_ne/17/28#28 1 Nephi 17:28]; [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/mosiah/7/19#19 Mosiah 7:19])
|Food provided for the [[ISRAELITES|I<small>SRAELITES</small>]] in the wilderness ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/1-ne/17.28?lang=eng#27 1 Nephi 17:28]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/mosiah/7.19?lang=eng#18 Mosiah 7:19])
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For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.
'''Etymology'''


[[Category:Names]][[Category:Biblical Names]]
'''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'''
 
'''[[Deseret Alphabet]]:''' 𐐣𐐈𐐤𐐂 (mænɑː)
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'''Notes'''
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<div style="text-align: center;"> [[MANASSEH|<<]] Manna [[MANTI|>>]] </div>
 
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Latest revision as of 01:44, 24 September 2023

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


  1. Hebrew מן mān “whatness,” from Hebrew מן הוא mān hûʼ “what is it?” (“For they wist not what it was”).
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