What does עֻגָּה mean in the Bible?
עֻגָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "an ashcake (as round )".
Hebrew · H5692
עֻגָּה
An ashcake (as round )
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עֻגָּה H5692
What does עֻגָּה mean in the Bible?
עֻגָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "an ashcake (as round )".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5692?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include cake (2), cake of bread (1), cakes (1), loaves (1), some bread (1).
Where does עֻגָּה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 18:6. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (2), Exodus (1), Ezekiel (1), Genesis (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It cake 2× Ezekiel 4:12, Hosea 7:8
cake of bread 1× 1 Kings 17:13
cakes 1× Numbers 11:8
loaves 1× Exodus 12:39
some bread 1× Genesis 18:6
was a cake of bread 1× 1 Kings 19:6
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 18:6 עֻגֽוֹת׃ to some bread Noun - feminine plural Exodus 12:39 עֻגֹ֥ת to loaves Noun - feminine plural Numbers 11:8 עֻג֑וֹת to cakes Noun - feminine plural 1 Kings 17:13 עֻגָ֨ה to cake of bread Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 19:6 עֻגַ֥ת to was a cake of bread Noun - feminine singular construct Ezekiel 4:12 וְעֻגַ֥ת to cake Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Hosea 7:8 עֻגָ֖ה to cake Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 18:6
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 6
Genesis 1 Exodus 1 Numbers 1 1 Kings 2 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 1
Source forms
וְעֻגַ֥ת 1x wə·‘u·ḡaṯ Ezekiel 4:12
עֻגָ֨ה 1x ‘u·ḡāh 1 Kings 17:13
עֻגָ֖ה 1x ‘u·ḡāh Hosea 7:8
עֻג֑וֹת 1x ‘u·ḡō·wṯ Numbers 11:8
עֻגֽוֹת׃ 1x ‘u·ḡō·wṯ Genesis 18:6
עֻגַ֥ת 1x ‘u·ḡaṯ 1 Kings 19:6
עֻגֹ֥ת 1x ‘u·ḡōṯ Exodus 12:39
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural 3x Genesis 18:6, Exodus 12:39, Numbers 11:8
Noun - feminine singular 2x 1 Kings 17:13, Hosea 7:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Ezekiel 4:12
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x 1 Kings 19:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. an ashcake (as round )
Source Gloss
an ashcake (as round )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
an ashcake (as round) BDB: disc Usage: cake (upon the hearth).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֻגָּה is built from this root:
עוּג H5746
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain