Strong's Lexicon manna: Manna Original Word: μάννα Word Origin: From the Hebrew מָן (man, Strong's Hebrew 4478) Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - מָן (man, Strong's Hebrew 4478) Usage: Manna refers to the miraculous food provided by God to the Israelites during their 40-year journey in the wilderness after their exodus from Egypt. It is described as a small, round substance that appeared on the ground each morning, which the Israelites gathered and used to make bread. In the New Testament, manna is also used metaphorically to refer to spiritual sustenance provided by God. Cultural and Historical Background: Manna is a significant symbol in the biblical narrative, representing God's provision and care for His people. According to Exodus 16, manna appeared each morning except on the Sabbath, teaching the Israelites to rely on God's daily provision. It was described as tasting like wafers made with honey (Exodus 16:31). The gathering of manna was a test of obedience and trust in God's instructions. In Jewish tradition, manna is remembered as a divine gift and a symbol of God's faithfulness. HELPS Word-studies 3131 mánna – literally, "What is it?" – the question asked by the wandering Israelites in the OT when God gave them manna (divinely-sent bread wafers) (see Nu 11:6). 3131 /mánna ("necessary provisions") refers to what God provides to live in His preferred-will (cf. 2307 /thélēma). [G. H. C. MacGregor, "There is evidence to show that Jewish theology regarded the giving of the manna as the miracle par excellence, the non plus ultra even for the Messiah. In fact, the Rabbis taught that Messiah would prove his authority by repeating just this miracle by which, they held, Moses had proved his. 'As was the first Redeemer,' so ran the Midrash, 'so shall be the final Redeemer; as the first Redeemer caused the manna to fall from heaven, even so shall the second Redeemer cause the manna to fall' " (The Gospel of John, London, 1928, pp 142-43; cf. Ecclesiastes Rabbah 1.9).] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof Hebrew origin man Definition manna NASB Translation manna (4). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3131: μάνναμάννα, τό, indeclinable; (also) ἡ μάννα in Josephus (Antiquities 3, 13, 1 (etc.; ἡ μαννη, Sibylline Oracles 8, 411)); the Sept. τό μαν (also τό μάννα, a, Numbers 11:7) for Hebrew מָן (from the unused מָנַן, Arabic d. seances de l'acad. des sciences. Paris 1861, 2de semestre (30 the Sept.), p. 583ff); especially Ritter, Erdkunde Part xiv. pp. 665-695 (Gage's translation, vol. i., pp. 271-292, where a full list of references is given); especially E. Renaud and E. Lacour, De la manne du desert etc. (1881). Against the indentification of the natural manna with the miraculous, see BB. DD., under the word; especially Riehm in his HWB; Carruthers in the Bible Educator ii. 174ff). In the N. T. mention is made of a. that manna with which the Israelites of old were nourished: John 6:31, 49, and R L in 58; b. that which was kept in the ark of the covenant: Hebrews 9:4(Exodus 16:33); c. that which in the symbolic language of Revelation 2:17 is spoken of as kept in the heavenly temple for the food of angels and the blessed; (see δίδωμι, B. I., p. 146a). Of Hebrew origin (man); manna (i.e. Man), an edible gum -- manna. see HEBREW man Englishman's Concordance John 6:31 HebGRK: ἡμῶν τὸ μάννα ἔφαγον ἐν NAS: ate the manna in the wilderness; KJV: fathers did eat manna in the desert; INT: of us the manna ate in John 6:49 Heb Hebrews 9:4 Heb Revelation 2:17 Heb |
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