מָן
Biblical Aramaic
Meaning
OpenScriptures lexical index
who? tree →
Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906
מַן: interr. pron. who tree →
The whole BDB entry
(so Gi, with most MSS., supported by Syriac ܡܰܢ, Arabic مِنْ; v. K§ 22, 1), מָן (Baer: v. on Dn 3:6), interr. pron. who? (Old Aramaic Nab. Palm. מן (Lzb312 Cooke188), 𝔗 מן, Syriac ܡܰܢ, Ethiopic መኑ Arabic مَنْ: WCG 123: BH מִי);— who? Ezr 5:3, 9; strengthened by הוּא, Dn 3:15 וּמַן־הוּא אֱלָהּ דִּי who is the God who …? (cf. Syriac ܡܰܢܽܘ contr. from ܡܰܢ ܗܽܘ, and מַנּוּ in the Syriacizing 𝔗 to Pr: also BH מִי הוּא, הוּא 4 b β); so in the pl. Ezr 5:4 מַן־אִנּוּן שְׁמָהָת what (lit. who: cf. מִי 1 a, and Gn 32:28; Ex 3:13 𝔗) are the names of …? מַן־דִּי whosoever (lit. who is there that …? v. BH מִי g) Dn 3:6, 11 מַן־דִּי לָא יִפֵּל, 4:14 וּלְמַן דִּי יִצְבֵּא יִתְּנִנַּהּ to whomsoever he willeth, he giveth it, v 22, 29; 5:21 (so Nab. מן די, Cooke241, 325 ff.; 𝔗 מַן דְּ; Syriac ܡܰܢ ܕ; cf. Egyptian Aramaic S-CPap. K 7, 12 ולמן זי צבית תנתן).
Jastrow 1903
מָן I: portion, food man the manna tree →
The whole Jastrow entry
portion, food. Num. R. s. 12 (play on א̇ר̇ג̇מ̇ן̇) the sun שיצרו הקב"ה לארוג מן וכ׳ whom the Lord has created to weave (ripen) food for creatures; ואין מן אלא פירות וכ׳ man means fruits and food (with ref. to וימן, Dan. I, 5).—Esp. מָּן(הַ) the manna of the desert. Ex. R. s. 25. Tanḥ. B’shall. 20; Mekh. ib., Vayassa, s. 2 אוכלי המן those eating manna (not troubling themselves about to-morrow). Yoma 75ᵃ; a. fr.
Why these entries: BDB: same consonants, part of speech not compared, 10 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech not compared, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (2 candidates); Jastrow: headword, part of speech not compared, 0 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses (14 candidates)
Glosses
MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: whomever (4); who? (3); whoever (2).
In the verses
אֱדַ֥יִן כְּנֵ֖מָא אֲמַ֣רְנָא לְּהֹ֑ם מַן־אִנּוּן֙ שְׁמָהָ֣ת גֻּבְרַיָּ֔א דִּֽי־דְנָ֥ה בִנְיָנָ֖א בָּנַֽיִן׃
Word for word: then as.follows we.said to them what? [are].they the.names of the.men who this the building [are].building
JPS 1917: 'Then spoke we unto them after this manner, wrote they: What are the names of the men that build this building?'
וּמַן־דִּי־לָ֥א יִפֵּ֖ל וְיִסְגֻּ֑ד יִתְרְמֵ֕א לְגֽוֹא־אַתּ֥וּן נוּרָ֖א יָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃
Word for word: and whoever that not he.will.fall.down and he.will.pay.homage he.will.be.thrown to the.midst of.the.furnace of the.fire (the) burning
JPS 1917: and whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
In Targum Onkelos
Number 124 of the commonest words of Targum Onkelos, the Aramaic translation of the Torah: used 49 times there, in the forms מָן (39); וּמָן (5); לְמָן (5).
Exodus 4:13 · tree → · Onkelos, then the Hebrew
וַאֲמַר בְּבָעוּ יְיָ שְׁלַח כְּעַן בְּיַד מָן דְכָשַׁר דְתִשְׁלַח:
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר בִּ֣יּ אֲדֹנָ֑י שְֽׁלַֽח־נָ֖א בְּיַד־תִּשְׁלָֽח׃
Word for word: and he.said pardon.me Lord my send please by the.hand of.[whomever].you.will.send
JPS 1917: And he said: 'Oh Lord, send, I pray Thee, by the hand of him whom Thou wilt send.'
Exodus 32:33 · tree → · Onkelos, then the Hebrew
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמשֶׁה מָן דִי חַב קֳדָמַי אֶמְחִנֵהּ מִסִפְרִי:
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה מִ֚י אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָֽטָא־לִ֔י אֶמְחֶ֖נּוּ מִסִּפְרִֽי׃
Word for word: and he.said Yahweh to Moses who? [is.the.one].who he.has.sinned to me I will.wipe.him.out from book my
JPS 1917: And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Whosoever hath sinned against Me, him will I blot out of My book.
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