UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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μάννα

MainId: 003156000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: μ

StrongCodes: G3131

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 003156001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, n.

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 003156001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 5.22

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Foods and Condiments

      LEXSubDomains: Food

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-11-18 12:03:29

         DefinitionShort: the miraculous food given by God to the Israelites during their journey through the wilderness

         Glosses: manna

         Comments: In most languages μάννα is rendered by a transliteration as ‘manna’ or ‘mana.’ One must, however, be very careful about the transliteration of this term, since it may correspond to an indigenous expression having quite a different meaning. Although in the OT it may be useful to have a marginal note explaining the play on words involved in the derivation of this term, in the NT one can usually use an expression such as ‘food called manna.’

      LEXReferences: YHN 6:31, YHN 6:49, HEB 9:4, REV 2:17