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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עֻגָּהH5692
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 Itcake2×Ezekiel 4:12, Hosea 7:8
cake of bread1×1 Kings 17:13
cakes1×Numbers 11:8
loaves1×Exodus 12:39
some bread1×Genesis 18:6
was a cake of bread1×1 Kings 19:6
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 18:6עֻגֽוֹת׃tosome breadNoun - feminine pluralExodus 12:39עֻגֹ֥תtoloavesNoun - feminine pluralNumbers 11:8עֻג֑וֹתtocakesNoun - feminine plural1 Kings 17:13עֻגָ֨הtocake of breadNoun - feminine singular1 Kings 19:6עֻגַ֥תtowas a cake of breadNoun - feminine singular constructEzekiel 4:12וְעֻגַ֥תtocakeConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructHosea 7:8עֻגָ֖הtocakeNoun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 18:6
Aligned rows7
Books represented6
Genesis1Exodus1Numbers11 Kings2Ezekiel1Hosea1
Source forms
וְעֻגַ֥ת1xwə·‘u·ḡaṯEzekiel 4:12
עֻגָ֨ה1x‘u·ḡāh1 Kings 17:13
עֻגָ֖ה1x‘u·ḡāhHosea 7:8
עֻג֑וֹת1x‘u·ḡō·wṯNumbers 11:8
עֻגֽוֹת׃1x‘u·ḡō·wṯGenesis 18:6
עֻגַ֥ת1x‘u·ḡaṯ1 Kings 19:6
עֻגֹ֥ת1x‘u·ḡōṯExodus 12:39
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural3xGenesis 18:6, Exodus 12:39, Numbers 11:8
Noun - feminine singular2x1 Kings 17:13, Hosea 7:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct1xEzekiel 4:12
Noun - feminine singular construct1x1 Kings 19:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. an ashcake (as round )
Source Gloss
an ashcake (as round )
Extended definitionSource: 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:
עוּגH5746
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