חַלָּה (ḥallâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning a kind of cake. It appears
14 times
in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2471).
Also rendered
bun
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 660b)
Range of meaning (TWOT 660b)a kind of cake, perforated; cake, punctured
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
חַלָּהnoun, feminine: a kind of cake, perforated
a kind of cake (probably as perforated)
Strong's H2471חַלָּה: a cake (as usually punctured) KJV:cake.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 660: חָלַלḥālal — bore, pierce; pierced by the sword; pierced; wound, dissolve, profane, break, begin, play; defile, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, prostitute, slay, sorrow, stain