עֻגָה
ug.gah
bun
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the data provided, the word "ug.gah" (Hebrew: עֻגָה) is translated as "bun." This suggests that in the biblical context, a bun was not only a type of food but a distinct culinary object. Its occurrence in the Bible seven times indicates that it was a significant or notable food item to the ancient Hebrews. The use of "ug.gah" as a specific type of bread or baked good implies a range of usage in various culinary and possibly cultural contexts. While we can only speculate on its preparation and consumption, the term suggests that ancient Hebrews had a particular appreciation for a type of bun that might have held cultural or symbolic significance. In a general sense, the seven occurrences of "ug.gah" in the Bible underscore the importance of everyday food items like the bun in the lives of ancient Hebrews. By examining these occurrences, we can gain a deeper understanding of how ordinary objects and foods were perceived, prepared, and consumed in biblical times.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
7 total occurrences across the text
You shall eat it as barley cakes, and you shall bake it in their sight with dung that comes out of man.”
Hosea 7:8Ephraim, he mixes himself among the nations. Ephraim is a pancake not turned over.
Genesis 18:6Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “Quickly prepare three seahs of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.”
Exodus 12:39They baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought out of Egypt; for it wasn’t leavened, because they were thrust out of Egypt, and couldn’t wait, and they had not prepared any food for themselves.
Numbers 11:8The people went around, gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it. Its taste was like the taste of fresh oil.
1 Kings 17:13Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go and do as you have said; but make me a little cake from it first, and bring it out to me, and afterward make some for you and for your son.
1 Kings 19:6He looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on the coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank, and lay down again.