manna

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Any boon which comes into one's hands by good luck.
3. (countable, uncountable) The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree.

Synonyms

miraculous food

manna from heaven

maintenance

food

🍽️

windfall

nourishment

godsend

Translations

manne

maná

mannà

Manna

manna

maná

μάννα

manna

Himmelsbrot

ruhani gıda

مَنّ

maina

manna dal cielo

manna del cielo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmænə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -

Inherited from Old English: -

In summary

From Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Hebrew מן (mān, “'manna”).