manna

«manna» in Mova's school dictionary: Manna was the special food that, the Bible says, God sent… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (manna, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) (Bible) Manna was the special food that, the Bible says, God sent from heaven each morning to feed the Israelites in the desert after they left Egypt. tree →

2) Something good and unexpected that you need very much: «manna from heaven». tree →

sense in the lessons

In religious education the story in the book of Exodus tells how the people gathered manna each day, but only as much as they needed. In everyday speech «manna from heaven» means a lucky help just when you need it. Phrases: «manna from heaven», «like manna».

examples

• In the desert the Israelites ate manna every morning. tree →
• The Bible says manna tasted like wafers made with honey. tree →
• The people were told to gather only enough manna for one day. tree →
• The surprise money was manna from heaven for the poor family. tree →
• For the hungry walkers, the café was like manna. tree →
• Moses told the people that the manna came from God. tree →
• The rain was manna from heaven for the dry farms. tree →

note

Uncountable. Do not confuse with «manner» (a way of doing) or «mana» (magic power in games, and a word in Polynesian cultures). Christians sometimes link manna with the bread of Holy Communion.

In the corpora

• In the desert God fed the people with manna, bread from heaven, enough for each day; kept overnight it went bad.
• Now the manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium.
• And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it. —
• And He caused manna to rain upon them for food, and gave them of the corn of heaven.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «manna» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.