μάννα

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μάννα, τό

Greek transliteration

manna

Simplified transliteration

manna

Strong's number

3131

GK Number

3445

Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

n-3g(2)

Gloss

manna, a food given by God to the generation of the Exodus: the bread of heaven

Definition

manna, the miraculous food of the Israelites while in the desert, Jn. 6:31, 49; Heb. 9:4; Rev. 2:17*

John 6:31	Our fathers ate manna (manna \| μάννα \| acc sg neut) in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
John 6:49	Your fathers ate manna (manna \| μάννα \| acc sg neut) in the wilderness, and they died.
Hebrews 9:4	It contained the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which were the golden urn containing the manna (manna \| μάννα \| acc sg neut), Aaron’s rod that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.
Revelation 2:17	He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna (manna \| μάννα \| gen sg neut). And I will give him a white stone, and on that stone will be written a new name which no one can understand except the one who receives it.

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