Exodus 16:33:9Exod.16.33.W9TAB

מָ֑ן

man

manna

Transliteration
MAN
Extended
MAAN
IPA
/ˈmaːn/

Meaning by language

English
manna

Alphabet Analysis

Memm as in mother
Qametslong 'ah'
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    MAN

  2. clause

    va-yo-MER mo-SHE el-a-ha-RON KAKH tsin-TSE-net a-KHAT ve-ten-SHAM-ma meh-lo-ha-O-mer MAN

  3. sentence

    va-yo-MER mo-SHE el-a-ha-RON KAKH tsin-TSE-net a-KHAT ve-ten-SHAM-ma meh-lo-ha-O-mer MAN ve-ha-NAKH o-TO lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH le-mish-MEH-ret le-do-ro-TEI-khem

Exegesis

The construct chain melo {מְלֹא | mə-lōʾ} ‘full measure’ + haomer {הָעֹמֶר | hā-ʿō-mer} ‘the omer’ + man {מָן | mān} ‘manna’ conveys a precise quantity.

Root and etymology

mem-nun-nunm-n-n

to allot; distribute

In contextExodus 16:33

And Moses said to Aaron, “Take a jar, put in it a full omer of manna, and set it before the LORD for safekeeping for your generations.”

About this coordinate

Exodus 16:33:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 16:33, so the Hebrew word מָ֑ן (man) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.16.33.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.33.W9.S1) and character.