CategoryObject / Divine Provision
Modern Equivalentwilderness bread; God-given food.
KJV Word TypeObject / provision symbol
DefinitionThe miraculous bread provided by God to the Israelites during their forty years in the wilderness.
Key Verses"And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground." (Exodus 16:14); "And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey." (Exodus 16:31)
KJV Usage NoteThe word reflects the Israelites’ question “What is it?” and points to God’s daily provision in the wilderness.
Common MisunderstandingManna is not ordinary bread made by Israel; it is presented as God’s daily provision in the wilderness.
EtymologyFrom Hebrew man ("What is it?").