MANNA

Manna

Manna or al-Mann wa al-Salwa, sometimes or archaically spelled mana, is an edible substance that, according to Abrahamic doctrine, God provided for the Israelites during their travels in the desert.

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manna

Noun

  1. Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
  2. By extension, any good thing which comes into one's hands by luck or good fortune.
  3. The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree.1


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