gad is the seed used in Scripture as a comparison for manna.

The attested use identifies a seed in comparisons describing manna: Exodus 16:31 compares manna with its whiteness and taste, while Numbers 11:7 compares manna with it and then with bdellium in appearance.

1. Seed used to describe manna · dominant

   Both occurrences are masculine singular absolute nouns within comparisons of manna. In Exodus 16:31 the APB renders manna as being “like coriander seed,” white and honey-like in taste; in Numbers 11:7 it again renders manna as “like coriander seed” before describing its appearance.

   Exodus 16:31Numbers 11:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term in both verses through the phrase “coriander seed” in comparisons describing manna. The specific English correspondence remains limited to the comparison clauses.