1. food miraculously supplied to the Israelites in the wilderness according to the Bible
Usage: biblical
2. something of value that appears or is received unexpectedly
3. spiritual nourishment

Examples

• The ancient Israelites gathered manna each morning in the desert.
• The scholarship was like manna from heaven for the struggling student.
• After months of unemployment, the job offer felt like manna.
• The refugees considered the food aid to be manna.
• His words of encouragement were spiritual manna to her troubled soul.
• The unexpected inheritance was manna for the cash-strapped family.