4478. man

Lexicon

man: Manna

Original Word: מָן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: man
Pronunciation: mahn
Phonetic Spelling: (mawn)
Definition: Manna
Meaning: a whatness, manna

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

manna

From mah; literally, a whatness (so to speak), i.e. Manna (so called from the question about it) -- manna.

see HEBREW mah

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. מָן noun masculine^{Numbers 11:9} manna (= Arabic , known to Bedouin in Sinai Peninsula; a juice exuding in heavy drops from twigs (some say also the leaves) of ˆarfa (ˆªrfa) tree (tamarix gallica mannifera) in West Sinai Peninsula, end of May and in June, sweet, sticky, honey-like; compare Di^{Exodus 16:36} Rob^{BRi. 75, 115, 590} Eb^{GS 233 ff., 574 ff.} Soc^{ZMG xxxiv. 1881, 254}); — ׳מ absolute Exodus 16:15 12t., suffix מַנֵךָ Nehemiah 9:20: — manna: וַיּאֹמְרוּ מָן הוּא כִּי לֹא יָָֽדְעוּ מַההֿוּא Exodus 16:15; Exodus 16:31; Exodus 16:33; Exodus 16:35; Exodus 16:35; Numbers 11:6,7,9 (described Exodus 16:14,31; Numbers 11:7; accompare dew Exodus 16:14; Numbers 11:9); ceased after Israel reached Canaan Joshua 5:12 (twice in verse); as 2nd accusativeהֶאֱכִילְךָ אֶתהַֿמָּן Deuteronomy 8:3, compare Deuteronomy 8:16 מָן לֶאֱכֹל וַיַּמְטֵר עֲלֵיהֶם Psalm 78:24; וּמַנְךָ לֹאמָֿנַעְתָּ מִמִּיהֶם Nehemiah 9:20.

II. מָן in Exodus 16:15 (with reference to the manna) מַההֿוּא וַיּאֹמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶלאָֿחִיו מָן הוּא כִּי לֹא יָָֽדְעוּ, most probably 'What is it?' the question being intended as a popular etymology of מָן 'manna,' based upon the late Aramaic What ? (man is 'Who?' in Arabic, Aramaic מַן ), Mandaean (מאן), Ethiopic (manu), 'What?' in these dialects being מָה מָא (Ethiopic ment); מָן in the sense of 'What?' must correspond to the later Syriac contracted from ᵑ7 מָדֵין Nö^{§ 68} W^{SG 125}).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root מָה (mah), meaning "what?"

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G3131: μάννα (manna) • This Greek term directly corresponds to the Hebrew מָן and is used in the New Testament to refer to the manna provided to the Israelites, as well as in theological discussions about Jesus as the bread of life.
• G4169: ποῖος (poios) • While not a direct translation of מָן, this Greek word means "what" or "of what kind," reflecting the questioning nature of the Israelites when they first encountered manna.
• G4632: σκεῦος (skeuos) • Although primarily meaning "vessel" or "implement," this term can be related to the containers used to gather or store manna, as described in the Old Testament narratives.

Usage: The term מָן (man) is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to the miraculous food provided by God to the Israelites during their 40-year journey in the wilderness. It is often translated as "manna" in English.

Context: מָן (man) is a term used in the Old Testament to describe the supernatural sustenance provided by God to the Israelites as they wandered in the desert after their exodus from Egypt. The word is first introduced in Exodus 16:15, where the Israelites, upon seeing the substance, ask, "What is it?" (מָה הוּא, mah hu), which reflects the etymological root of the word מָן. The manna appeared as a fine, flake-like substance, resembling frost on the ground, and was described as being white like coriander seed and tasting like wafers made with honey (Exodus 16:31).

Manna was provided daily, except on the Sabbath, and the Israelites were instructed to gather only as much as they needed for each day, with a double portion on the day before the Sabbath to ensure they had enough for the day of rest (Exodus 16:22-26). This miraculous provision continued throughout the Israelites' journey until they reached the border of Canaan (Joshua 5:12).

Theologically, manna is seen as a symbol of God's provision and care for His people, as well as a test of their obedience and trust in Him. In the New Testament, Jesus refers to Himself as the "true bread from heaven" (John 6:32), drawing a parallel between the manna given to the Israelites and His own role as the spiritual sustenance for believers.

Forms and Transliterations

הַמָּ֖ן הַמָּ֜ן הַמָּ֥ן הַמָּן֙ המן וְהַמָּ֕ן וּמַנְךָ֙ והמן ומנך מָ֑ן מָ֣ן מָן֙ מן ham·mān hamMan hammān man mān ū·man·ḵā umanCha ūmanḵā vehamMan wə·ham·mān wəhammān

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 16:15
HEB: אֶל־ אָחִיו֙ מָ֣ן ה֔וּא כִּ֛י
NAS: another, What is it? For they did not know
KJV: to another, It [is] manna: for they wist
INT: about another What he for

Exodus 16:31
HEB: אֶת־ שְׁמ֖וֹ מָ֑ן וְה֗וּא כְּזֶ֤רַע
NAS: named it manna, and it was like coriander
KJV: the name thereof Manna: and it [was] like coriander
INT: of Israel the name manna he seed

Exodus 16:33
HEB: מְלֹֽא־ הָעֹ֖מֶר מָ֑ן וְהַנַּ֤ח אֹתוֹ֙
NAS: an omerful of manna in it, and place
KJV: full of manna therein, and lay it up
INT: full an omer of manna up before

Exodus 16:35
HEB: אָֽכְל֤וּ אֶת־ הַמָּן֙ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה
NAS: of Israel ate the manna forty years,
KJV: of Israel did eat manna forty years,
INT: of Israel ate the manna forty years

Exodus 16:35
HEB: נוֹשָׁ֑בֶת אֶת־ הַמָּן֙ אָֽכְל֔וּ עַד־
NAS: they ate the manna until
KJV: they did eat manna, until they came
INT: land to an inhabited the manna ate until

Numbers 11:6
HEB: בִּלְתִּ֖י אֶל־ הַמָּ֥ן עֵינֵֽינוּ׃
NAS: to look at except this manna.
KJV: [there is] nothing at all, beside this manna, [before] our eyes.
INT: except about manna to look

Numbers 11:7
HEB: וְהַמָּ֕ן כִּזְרַע־ גַּ֖ד
NAS: Now the manna was like coriander seed,
KJV: And the manna [was] as coriander seed,
INT: now the manna seed coriander

Numbers 11:9
HEB: לָ֑יְלָה יֵרֵ֥ד הַמָּ֖ן עָלָֽיו׃
NAS: at night, the manna would fall
KJV: in the night, the manna fell
INT: night fall the manna and

Deuteronomy 8:3
HEB: וַיַּֽאֲכִֽלְךָ֤ אֶת־ הַמָּן֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־
NAS: and fed you with manna which
KJV: and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest
INT: you be hungry and fed manna which nor

Deuteronomy 8:16
HEB: הַמַּֽאֲכִ֨לְךָ֥ מָן֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: He fed you manna which
KJV: thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers
INT: fed manna the wilderness which

Joshua 5:12
HEB: וַיִּשְׁבֹּ֨ת הַמָּ֜ן מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗ת בְּאָכְלָם֙
NAS: The manna ceased on the day after
KJV: And the manna ceased on the morrow
INT: ceased the manna the day had eaten

Joshua 5:12
HEB: לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מָ֑ן וַיֹּאכְל֗וּ מִתְּבוּאַת֙
NAS: longer had manna, but they ate some
KJV: of Israel manna any more; but they did eat
INT: the sons of Israel manna ate of the produce

Nehemiah 9:20
HEB: נָתַ֖תָּ לְהַשְׂכִּילָ֑ם וּמַנְךָ֙ לֹא־ מָנַ֣עְתָּ
NAS: to instruct them, Your manna You did not withhold
KJV: them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth,
INT: gave to instruct your manna did not withhold

Psalm 78:24
HEB: וַיַּמְטֵ֬ר עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם מָ֣ן לֶאֱכֹ֑ל וּדְגַן־
NAS: He rained down manna upon them to eat
KJV: And had rained down manna upon them to eat,
INT: rained and manna to eat food

14 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4478
14 Occurrences

ham·mān — 6 Occ.
mān — 6 Occ.
ū·man·ḵā — 1 Occ.
wə·ham·mān — 1 Occ.