manna
Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of ExodusFood miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
» The money came like manna from heaven.
Das Geld kam wie ein Geschenk des Himmels.
Деньги пришли, как манна небесная.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
Manna
ма́ннаmánna
(Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus
(broadly, countable, uncountable)Any boon which comes into one's hands by good luck.
(countable, uncountable)The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree.
Examples
3 sentencesThe money came like manna from heaven.
ruДеньги пришли, как манна небесная.
deDas Geld kam wie ein Geschenk des Himmels.
Don't just sit there waiting for manna from heaven.
It's manna from heaven.
ruЭто манна небесная.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (máFrom Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Hebrew מן (mān, “'manna”).
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Forms
plural: mannasSynonyms
2 synonyms- (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus:miraculous foodmanna from heaven
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable