This adjective and noun describes roasted meat—specifically meat cooked by fire rather than boiled in water. Exodus 12:8-9 prescribes the Passover lamb as 'roasted by fire,' explicitly contrasting with boiling. Isaiah 44:16 speaks of a 'roast' as the meal cooked over the fire from which idols are also carved. The ritual significance is paramount: roasting was the commanded preparation for Passover, marking it as distinct from ordinary meals. The cross-linguistic evidence shows both adjectival ('roasted') and nominal ('a roast') forms, reflecting the Hebrew's dual function.