עוגה

Hebrew

Root
ע־ו־ג (ʿ-w-g)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʕ)uˈɡa/

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Noun

עוּגָה • (ugá) f (plural indefinite עוגות / עֻגוֹת, singular construct עוּגַת־)

1. cake
   • Tanach, Genesis 18:6, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     מַהֲרִי שְׁלֹשׁ סְאִים קֶמַח סֹלֶת לוּשִׁי וַעֲשִׂי עֻגוֹת.

     maharí šəlóš səím qémaḥ sólet lúši va'así 'ugót.

     Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.

Derived terms

• עוּגִיָּה / עוגייה (ugiyá, “cookie”)
• עוּגַת גְּבִינָה (ugát-g'viná)

Further reading

• H5692 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible