Manger
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Smith's Bible Dictionary
Manger

This word occurs only in (Luke 2:7,12,16) in connection with the birth of Christ. It means a crib or feeding trough; but according to Schleusner its real signification in the New Testament is the open court-yard attached to the inn or khan, in which the cattle would be shut at night, and where the poorer travellers might unpack their animals and take up their lodging, when they mere either by want of means excluded from the house.

Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Luke 2:7, 12, 16), the name (Gr. phatne, rendered "stall" in Luke 13:15) given to the place where the infant Redeemer was laid. It seems to have been a stall or crib for feeding cattle. Stables and mangers in our modern sense were in ancient times unknown in the East. The word here properly denotes "the ledge or projection in the end of the room used as a stall on which the hay or other food of the animals of travellers was placed." (see INN.)
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat.

2. (n.) The fore part of the deck, having a bulkhead athwart ships high enough to prevent water which enters the hawse holes from running over it.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
MANGER

man'-jer (phatne): Properly the place in a stall or stable where the food of cattle is placed (in the Old Testament "crib" (Job 39:9 Proverbs 14:4 Isaiah 1:3)); thus also, apparently, in the narrative of the nativity in Luke 2:7, 12, 16. In Septuagint, the Greek word, representing different Hebrew words, has also the extended meaning of "stall" (2 Chronicles 32:28 Habakkuk 3:17); thus also in Luke 13:15, where the Revised Version margin has "manger." Old tradition says that Jesus was born in a cave in the neighborhood of Bethlehem; even so, a place for food for cattle may have been cut in the side of the rock.

James Orr

Greek
5336. phatne -- a manger
... a manger. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: phatne Phonetic Spelling:
(fat'-nay) Short Definition: a manger, feeding-trough Definition: a manger ...
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Strong's Hebrew
723a. urvah -- a manger, crib
... 723, 723a. urvah. 723b . a manger, crib. Transliteration: urvah Short
Definition: stalls. Word Origin from arah, see uryah Definition ...
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723. urvah -- a manger, crib
... 722, 723. urvah. 723a . a manger, crib. Transliteration: urvah Phonetic
Spelling: (oor-vaw') Short Definition: stall. stall Or rarayah ...
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18. ebus -- a crib, feeding trough
... ebus. 19 . a crib, feeding trough. Transliteration: ebus Phonetic Spelling:
(ay-booce') Short Definition: manger. ... crib. From 'abac; a manger or stall -- crib. ...
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Library

At the Manger.
... Birth of Christ."Christmas. AT THE MANGER. Thy manger is My paradise, O
Jesus Christ! Where feeds my soul delighted. There 'fore ...
/.../gerhardt/paul gerhardts spiritual songs/at the manger.htm

Beside the Manger.
... Birth of Christ."Christmas. BESIDE THE MANGER. Now at the manger here
I stand, My Jesus, Life from Heaven! I stand, and bring ...
/.../gerhardt/paul gerhardts spiritual songs/beside the manger.htm

Book ii from the Manger in Bethlehem to the Baptism in Jordan.
... Book II FROM THE MANGER IN BETHLEHEM TO THE BAPTISM IN JORDAN. . Fortitudo
infirmatur,. Parva fit immensitas; Liberator alligatur,. ...
/.../edersheim/the life and times of jesus the messiah/book ii from the manger.htm

Dost Thou in a Manger Lie
... VII. CAROLS Carols 550. Dost thou in a manger lie. PM [2144]Mauburn: ... Tr. Elizabeth
Charles, 1858. Dost thou in a manger lie,. Who hast all created,. ...
/.../carols 550 dost thou in.htm

The Birth of Jesus. Ch. 2:1-20
... that she should be delivered.7 And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she
wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was ...
/.../erdman/the gospel of luke an exposition/e the birth of jesus.htm

The Story of Jesus, the Babe of Bethlehem
... kept. There the little baby was born, and was laid in a manger, where the
cattle were fed. ... [Illustration: The baby in the manger]. Then ...
/.../marshall/the wonder book of bible stories/the story of jesus the.htm

The Birth of Jesus Proclaimed by Angels to the Shepherds.
... A babe in a manger was not ordinary sight] unto you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped
in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger. ["What fearful odds! ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xi the birth of jesus.htm

His Childhood and Youth.
... of the Gospels as a child, born, not in Paradise, it is true, but among the dreary
ruins of sin and death; from an humble virgin, in a lowly manger, yet pure ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/schaff/the person of christ/his childhood and youth.htm

The Birth of Jesus the Messiah was on this Wise...
... [192] And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling
cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them where they ...
/.../hogg/the diatessaron of tatian/section ii the birth of.htm

Jesus is Born at Bethlehem
... was born. And she wrapped him in swaddling-clothes and laid him in a manger,
because there was no room for them in the inn. In that ...
/.../sherman/the childrens bible/jesus is born at bethlehem.htm

Thesaurus
Manger (7 Occurrences)
... over it. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. MANGER. man'-jer ... side of the rock.
James Orr. Multi-Version Concordance Manger (7 Occurrences). ...
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Babe (15 Occurrences)
... (KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV). Luke 2:12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall
find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. ...
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Crib (3 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A manger or rack; a feeding place for animals. ... 16. (vi) To seize the manger
or other solid object with the teeth and draw in wind; -- said of a horse. ...
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Swaddling-clothes (2 Occurrences)
... Luke 2:7 and she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him up in
swaddling-clothes and laid him in the manger, because there was no room for them ...
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Swaddling (3 Occurrences)
... Luke 2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes,
and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn ...
/s/swaddling.htm - 7k

Clothes (208 Occurrences)
... Luke 2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes,
and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn ...
/c/clothes.htm - 37k

Leading (101 Occurrences)
... Hypocrites! does not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his
ass from the manger and leading it away, water it? (DBY). ...
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Guest-chamber (4 Occurrences)
... Luke 2:7 and she brought forth her son -- the first-born, and wrapped him up, and
laid him down in the manger, because there was not for them a place in the ...
/g/guest-chamber.htm - 8k

First-born (110 Occurrences)
... (WBS YLT). Luke 2:7 and she gave birth to her first-born son, and wrapped Him round,
and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. ...
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Token (24 Occurrences)
... (KJV ASV WBS YLT). Luke 2:12 And this is the token for you: you will find a babe
wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger." (WEY). ...
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Bible Concordance
Manger (7 Occurrences)

Luke 2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
(KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 2:12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
(KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 2:16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
(KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 13:15 The Lord therefore answered him and said, Hypocrites! does not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the manger and leading it away, water it?
(DBY RSV)

Job 39:9 "Will the wild ox be content to serve you? Or will he stay by your feeding trough?
(See NAS NIV)

Proverbs 14:4 Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of the ox.
(See NAS NIV)

Isaiah 1:3 Even the ox has knowledge of its owner, and the ass of the place where its master puts its food: but Israel has no knowledge, my people give no thought to me.
(See NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Manger

Manger: (A Feeding Box for Cattle)

Manger: Rendered "Stall" In

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Leading (101 Occurrences)

Guest-chamber (4 Occurrences)

First-born (110 Occurrences)

Token (24 Occurrences)

Mangled (1 Occurrence)

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