manna
Miraculous desert provision
Manna is the miraculous food that, according to the Bible, God provided to the Israelites wandering in the desert.
By extension, manna is any unexpected sustenance or blessing that arrives providentially: The grant was manna from heaven for the struggling nonprofit.
The phrase manna from heaven has become the standard form, emphasizing divine or fortunate origin.
Not anticipated beforehand
- giftItem given freely
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- bonanzaSudden large windfall
- bountyReward for capture
boon · godsend · fortune · jackpot · treasure · abundance · plenty · provision
Divinely pleasant or blissful
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- spiritualRelating to the soul
- holinessSacred spiritual purity
grace · providence · miracle · gift · supernatural · worship · faith · covenant
Mass departure from a place
- IsraelitesAncient Hebrew people
- MosesHebrew prophet, liberator
- desertTo leave behind completely
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
quail · bread · Old Testament · Sinai · wandering · flakes · honey · coriander
Food that sustains life
- breadLeavened flour product
- foodConsumable nourishment source
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
nurture · sustenance · daily bread · nutrition · feeding · hunger · wilderness · dependence
Plant circulatory fluid
- sweetenerAdditive reducing bitterness
- laxativePromotes intestinal evacuation
- SicilyMediterranean's biggest island
- CalabriaSouthern Italian region
exudate · saccharine · medicinal · Mediterranean · harvest · crystalline
unexpected
Not anticipated beforehand
bounty · boon · godsend · fortune · jackpot · treasure · abundance · plenty · provision · surprise
heavenly
Divinely pleasant or blissful
holiness · grace · providence · miracle · gift · supernatural · worship · faith · covenant · redemption
Exodus
Mass departure from a place
- IsraelitesAncient Hebrew people
- MosesHebrew prophet, liberator
- desertTo leave behind completely
wilderness · quail · bread · Old Testament · Sinai · wandering · flakes · honey · coriander · Aaron
nourishment
Food that sustains life
survival · nurture · sustenance · daily bread · nutrition · feeding · hunger · wilderness · dependence · sufficiency
sap
Plant circulatory fluid
- sweetenerAdditive reducing bitterness
- laxativePromotes intestinal evacuation
- SicilyMediterranean's biggest island
Calabria · exudate · saccharine · medicinal · Mediterranean · harvest · crystalline
- Biblical imageryLamb of God, Good Shepherd, bread of life, light of the world, living water
- Hebrew BibleTanakh, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers
- biblical miracleswalking on water, water into wine, raising Lazarus, calming the storm, loaves and fishes
- Biblical ReferencesAdam and Eve, ark, forbidden fruit, Garden of Eden, Ten Commandments
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Judaism, Hinduism
- windfallsjackpot, windfall, grand prize, found money, big win
mannacurse
Invoked harm through words
plague · bane · scourge · affliction · divine punishment
mannaburden
Oppressive weight or duty
cross to bear · tribulation · misery · trial · calamity
- manna from heavenUnexpected divine provision