Manna (disambiguation) — Manna is the food produced for the Israelites in the desert, as described in the Biblical book of Exodus. Manna may also refer to: Metropolitan AIDS Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance the Gothic word for man , related to the *mannaz rune Manna… … Wikipedia
Manna — Man na (m[a^]n n[.a]), n. [L., fr. Gr. ma nna, Heb. m[=a]n; cf. Ar. mann, properly, gift (of heaven).] 1. (Script.) The food supplied to the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness of Arabia; hence, divinely supplied food. Ex. xvi. 15 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Manna insect — Manna Man na (m[a^]n n[.a]), n. [L., fr. Gr. ma nna, Heb. m[=a]n; cf. Ar. mann, properly, gift (of heaven).] 1. (Script.) The food supplied to the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness of Arabia; hence, divinely supplied food. Ex.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
manna lichen — Manna Man na (m[a^]n n[.a]), n. [L., fr. Gr. ma nna, Heb. m[=a]n; cf. Ar. mann, properly, gift (of heaven).] 1. (Script.) The food supplied to the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness of Arabia; hence, divinely supplied food. Ex.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Briancon manna — Manna Man na (m[a^]n n[.a]), n. [L., fr. Gr. ma nna, Heb. m[=a]n; cf. Ar. mann, properly, gift (of heaven).] 1. (Script.) The food supplied to the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness of Arabia; hence, divinely supplied food. Ex.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Persian manna — Manna Man na (m[a^]n n[.a]), n. [L., fr. Gr. ma nna, Heb. m[=a]n; cf. Ar. mann, properly, gift (of heaven).] 1. (Script.) The food supplied to the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness of Arabia; hence, divinely supplied food. Ex.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tamarisk manna — Manna Man na (m[a^]n n[.a]), n. [L., fr. Gr. ma nna, Heb. m[=a]n; cf. Ar. mann, properly, gift (of heaven).] 1. (Script.) The food supplied to the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness of Arabia; hence, divinely supplied food. Ex.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
manna gum — noun tall tree yielding a false manna • Syn: ↑Eucalyptus viminalis • Hypernyms: ↑eucalyptus, ↑eucalypt, ↑eucalyptus tree * * * noun 1. : an Australian eucalypt ( … Useful english dictionary
manna — /ˈmænə / (say manuh) noun 1. Bible the food miraculously supplied to the children of Israel in the wilderness. 2. divine or spiritual food. 3. anything likened to the manna of the Israelites. 4. an exudate of insects living on many Australian… …
manna — noun a) Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. 1966: The icing on the cake was made from manna, which was gathered under the manna gums. Manna mixed with milk made a splendid icing. mdash; Bill Beatty,… … Wiktionary