manna Copy link Outline I. the manna of the Hebrews.—Neutr.II. Transf., food for the soul, divine support ... • manna, man, manhu, neutr. indecl., and manna, ae, f. [Hebrew], I. the manna of the Hebrews.—Neutr.: Filii Israël dixerunt ad invicem, Manhu, quod significat, Quid est hoc? Vulg. Exod. 16, 15: sume vas unum, et mitte ibi man, quantum, etc., id. ib. 16, 33.—Fem., Hier. in Psa. 131, 16: mannae cibus, Sulp. Sev. Chron. 1, 20, 3: legimus, manna esui populo fuisse, Tert. Carn. Chr. 6.— II. Transf., food for the soul, divine support: manna absconditum, Vulg. Apoc. 2, 17.