Bible Vocabulary

Word Forms

These forms come from “coriander” and change to fit the sentence.

  • corianderbase form
  • coriandersplural

coriander

noun /ˌkɒ.ɹiˈæn.də/

WEB 2 appearances

KJV 2 appearances

Coriander is a small plant that makes tiny round seeds. In the Bible, it is used to describe what manna looked like.

Biblical Usage

The Bible talks about coriander seed to describe manna. God gave manna to the Israelites for food in the desert. The manna was small, round, and white like a coriander seed.

WEB Representative Scriptures

The house of Israel called its name “Manna”, and it was like coriander seed, white; and its taste was like wafers with honey.
Exodus 16:31 (WEB)
The manna was like coriander seed, and it looked like bdellium.
Numbers 11:7 (WEB)

KJV Representative Scriptures

And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
Exodus 16:31 (KJV)
And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium.
Numbers 11:7 (KJV)