4479. man

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man: Manna

Original Word: מָן
Part of Speech: interrogative pronoun
Transliteration: man
Pronunciation: mahn
Phonetic Spelling: (mawn)
Definition: Manna
Meaning: who, what

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

what, whomsoever,

(Aramaic) from mah; who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively) -- what, who(-msoever, + -so).

see HEBREW mah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to man
Definition
who?
NASB Translation
what (2), who (2), whoever (2), whom* (1), whomever* (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מַן (so Gi, with most MSS., supported by Syriac , Arabic ; see K^{§ 22, 1}), מָן (Baer: see on Daniel 3:6),

interrogative pronoun who? (Old Aramaic, Nabataean, Palmyrene מן Lzb³¹² Cooke¹⁸⁸), ᵑ7 מן, Syriac , Ethiopic Arabic W^{CG 123:} Biblical Hebrew מִי); —

1 who? Ezra 5:3,9; strengthened by הוּא, Daniel 3:15 וּמַןהֿוּא אֱלָהּ דִּי who is the God who . . . ? (compare Syriac contracted from , and מַנּוּ in the Syriacizing ᵑ7 to Proverbs: also Biblical Hebrew מִי הוּא, הוּא 4b β); so in the plural Ezra 5:4 מִןאִֿנוּן שְׁמָהָת what (literally who: compare מִי 1a, and Genesis 32:28; Exodus 3:13 ᵑ7) are the names of . . .?

2 מַןדּֿי whosoever (literally who is there that . . .? see Biblical Hebrew מִי

g) Daniel 3:6,11 מִןדִּֿי לָא יִמֵּל, Daniel 4:14 וּלְמִן דִּי יִצְבֵּא יִתְּנִנַּהּ to whomsoever he willeth, he giveth it, Daniel 4:22; Daniel 4:29; Daniel 5:21 (so Nabataean מן די, Cooke^{241, 325 ff.}; ᵑ7 מַן דְּ; Syriac ; compare Egyptian Aramaic S-C^{Pap. K 7, 12} ולמן זי צבית תנתן).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Aramaic

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The Greek equivalent for the interrogative pronoun "who" is τίς (Strong's Greek 5101), and for "what" is τί (Strong's Greek 5101). These Greek terms are used in the New Testament to ask questions about identity or nature, similar to the function of "מָן" in the Aramaic sections of the Old Testament.

Usage: This term is used in the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament, specifically in the books of Daniel and Ezra, to ask questions regarding identity or nature.

Context: • The Aramaic word "מָן" appears in the context of the exilic and post-exilic periods when Aramaic was commonly used among the Jewish people. It is found in the books of Daniel and Ezra, which contain significant portions written in Aramaic.
• In Daniel 3:15, the word is used in the phrase "who is the god" (מָן־הוּא אֱלָהָא) to question the power of any god who could deliver from the fiery furnace. The Berean Standard Bible translates this as: "And who is the god who can deliver you from my hands?"
• In Ezra 5:3, it is used in the phrase "who gave you a decree" (מָן־שָׂם לְכוֹם טְעֵם) to inquire about the authority behind the rebuilding of the temple. The Berean Standard Bible translates this as: "Who gave you a decree to build this house and finish this structure?"
• The use of "מָן" reflects the linguistic and cultural influences of the Babylonian and Persian empires on the Jewish people during and after the exile. It serves as a linguistic marker of the historical context in which these texts were written.

Forms and Transliterations

וּלְמַן־ וּמַן־ ולמן־ ומן־ מַן־ מן־ man man- ū·lə·man- ū·man- uleman ūləman- uman ūman-

Englishman's Concordance

Ezra 5:3
HEB: אָמְרִ֣ין לְהֹ֔ם מַן־ שָׂ֨ם לְכֹ֜ם
NAS: to them thus, Who issued
KJV: unto them, Who hath commanded
INT: thus and spoke Who issued A decree

Ezra 5:4
HEB: אֲמַ֣רְנָא לְּהֹ֑ם מַן־ אִנּוּן֙ שְׁמָהָ֣ת
NAS: them accordingly what the names
KJV: we unto them after this manner, What are
INT: accordingly told what are the names

Ezra 5:9
HEB: אֲמַ֣רְנָא לְּהֹ֑ם מַן־ שָׂ֨ם לְכֹ֜ם
NAS: to them thus, 'Who issued
KJV: unto them thus, Who commanded
INT: thus and said Who issued A decree

Daniel 3:5
HEB: נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר מַלְכָּֽא׃ וּמַן־ דִּי־
INT: Nebuchadnezzar the king what forasmuch

Daniel 3:10
HEB: לְצֶ֥לֶם דַּהֲבָֽא׃ וּמַן־ דִּי־
INT: image the golden what who

Daniel 3:15
HEB: נוּרָ֖א יָקִֽדְתָּ֑א וּמַן־ ה֣וּא אֱלָ֔הּ
NAS: fire; and what god
KJV: furnace; and who [is] that God
INT: fire of blazing and what it god

Daniel 4:17
HEB: (אֲנָשָׁ֗א ק) וּלְמַן־ דִּ֤י יִצְבֵּא֙
KJV: and giveth it to whomsoever he will,
INT: the realm of mankind to whomsoever forasmuch wishes

Daniel 4:25
HEB: בְּמַלְכ֣וּת אֲנָשָׁ֔א וּלְמַן־ דִּ֥י יִצְבֵּ֖א
NAS: and bestows it on whomever He wishes.
KJV: and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
INT: the realm of mankind to whomsoever forasmuch wishes

Daniel 4:32
HEB: בְּמַלְכ֣וּת אֲנָשָׁ֔א וּלְמַן־ דִּ֥י יִצְבֵּ֖א
NAS: and bestows it on whomever He wishes.'
KJV: and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
INT: the realm of mankind to whomsoever forasmuch will

Daniel 5:21
HEB: בְּמַלְכ֣וּת אֲנָשָׁ֔א וּלְמַן־ דִּ֥י יִצְבֵּ֖ה
NAS: over it whomever He wishes.
KJV: over it whomsoever he will.
INT: the realm of mankind whomsoever forasmuch wishes

10 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4479
10 Occurrences

man- — 3 Occ.
ū·lə·man- — 4 Occ.
ū·man- — 3 Occ.