עֻגָה

עֻגָה noun feminine disc or cake of bread; — absolute ׳ע Hos 7:8; 1Kgs 17:13, construct עֻגַת 1Kgs 19:6; Ezek 4:12 plural עֻגוֺת Gen 18:6; Num 11:8 construct עֻגֹת Exod 12:39 — bread-cake, made of קֶמַח סֹלֶת Gen 18:6 (J), of קֶמַח 1Kgs 17:13, of manna Num 11:8 (J E; verb בִּשֵּׁל), of barley Ezek 41:2 (simile); unleavened, עֻגֹת מַצּוֺת Exod 12:39 (E; verb אָפָת); רְצָפִים ׳ע 1Kgs 19:6 cake of hot-stones i.e. baked on them; metaphor כְּלִי הֲפוּכָה ׳ע Hos 7:8 Ehpraimitic source is a cake not turned (i.e. burnt, ruined). — On ׳ע see Benz^{Archaeology 85 f.} Now^{Archaeology i. 111} Kennedy^{Ency. Bib. BREAD and synonyms}, Ib.^CAKE.