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Lexicon :: Strong's H2706 - ḥōq

Aa
חֹק
Transliteration
ḥōq
Pronunciation
khoke
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 728a

Strong’s Definitions

חֹק chôq, khoke; from H2710; an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage):—appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, × necessary, ordinance(-nary), portion, set time, statute, task.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 127x

The KJV translates Strong's H2706 in the following manner: statute (87x), ordinance (9x), decree (7x), due (4x), law (4x), portion (3x), bounds (2x), custom (2x), appointed (1x), commandments (1x), miscellaneous (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 127x
The KJV translates Strong's H2706 in the following manner: statute (87x), ordinance (9x), decree (7x), due (4x), law (4x), portion (3x), bounds (2x), custom (2x), appointed (1x), commandments (1x), miscellaneous (7x).

  1. statute, ordinance, limit, something prescribed, due

    1. prescribed task

    2. prescribed portion

    3. action prescribed (for oneself), resolve

    4. prescribed due

    5. prescribed limit, boundary

    6. enactment, decree, ordinance

      1. specific decree

      2. law in general

    7. enactments, statutes

      1. conditions

      2. enactments

      3. decrees

      4. civil enactments prescribed by God

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֹק chôq, khoke; from H2710; an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage):—appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, × necessary, ordinance(-nary), portion, set time, statute, task.
STRONGS H2706: Abbreviations
חֹק 127 noun masculineMicah 7:11 something prescribed, a statute or due; — ח׳ Genesis 47:22 22 times; חָקֿ Exodus 30:21 14 times; suffix חֻקִּי Proverbs 30:8 3 times; חָקְךָ Leviticus 10:13,14 etc. + 4 times suffixes; plural חֻקִּים Deuteronomy 4:5 31 times; construct חֻקֵּי Exodus 18:16; חוּקֵּ֯י Ezekiel 20:18; also חִקֲקֵי [H2711 Judges 5:15; Isaiah 10:1] (Ges§ 93. 1 R 7); חֻקָּו֯ Job 14:5 etc. + 44 times suffixes —
1. prescribed task, assigned to Israel in Egypt Exodus 5:14 (E).
2. prescribed portion, or allowance of food Genesis 47:22 (twice in verse) (J); Proverbs 30:8; Proverbs 31:15; Ezekiel 16:27; מחקי Job 23:12 (RV; < Greek Version of the LXX Vulgate Ol Me Di SS בְּחֵקִי in my bosom).
3. action prescribed for oneself, resolve: חִקֲקֵי לֵב Judges 5:15 resolves of mind || חִקְרֵי לֵב Judges 5:16.
4. prescribed due of the priests from offerings Leviticus 6:11; Leviticus 10:13 (twice in verse); Leviticus 10:14 (twice in verse) (P); due of י׳ Leviticus 6:15 (P); עולם לח׳ Exodus 29:28; Leviticus 7:34; Leviticus 10:15; Numbers 18:8,11,19 (all P), Leviticus 24:9(H); portion of oil for the תּרומה Ezekiel 45:14.
5. prescribed limit, boundary: of sea Jeremiah 5:22; Proverbs 8:29; Job 26:10; Job 38:10; of heavens Psalm 148:6; of land of Israel Micah 7:11; of time Job 14:5,13; so מָּֽעֲרָה פִיהָ לִבְלִי חֹ֑ק Isaiah 5:14 She'ôl openeth wide her mouth, without limit.
6. enactment, decree, ordinance of either God or man:
a. specific decree: law of fifth in Egypt Genesis 47:26 (J); of passover Exodus 12:24 (J); lament for Jephthah's daughter Judges 11:39; for Josiah 2 Chronicles 35:25; חק ומשׁפט Exodus 15:25; Joshua 24:25 (both E), 1 Samuel 30:25; חק עולם Exodus 30:21; || עֵדוּת, מִשְׁמָּט Psalm 81:5; Psalm 81:6 (law of a festival).
b. of י׳ in nature Job 28:26.
c. respecting Messianic king Psalm 2:7; day of י׳ Zephaniah 2:2 MT, but on text see We and טֶרֶם, below; covenant with Jacob Psalm 105:10 ＝1 Chronicles 16:17; destiny of man Job 23:14.
d. law in general עלי חק according to law, right Psalm 94:20 (others against law); ומשׁפט לַמֵּד ח׳ Ezra 7:10; || בּרית and תורות Isaiah 24:5; || עדות Psalm 99:7.
7. plural חֻקִּים enactments, statutes of a law:
a. of י׳ in nature Jeremiah 31:36.
b. of the prophets Zechariah 1:6.
c. conditions of deed of purchase Jeremiah 32:11.
d. enactments || מִשְׁמָּטִים : ancestral Ezekiel 20:18; given by God as punishment for disobedience Ezekiel 20:25.
e. decrees of unjust judges חִקֲקֵיאָֿוֶן Isaiah 10:1.
f. civil enactments prescribed by God: חֻקֵּי האלהים Exodus 18:16 (E; || תּוֺרֹתָיו), Exodus 18:20 (E; || id.)
g. elsewhere of prescriptions of the several codes of Hex: Leviticus 10:11; Numbers 30:17 (P), Deuteronomy 4:6; Deuteronomy 6:24; Deuteronomy 16:12; Psalm 119:5 20 times, Malachi 3:7; || תּוֺרַת י׳ Amos 2:4; ותורות ח׳ Psalm 105:45; והח׳ דברי הת׳ Deuteronomy 17:19; || ברית Psalm 50:16; וברית ועדות ח׳ 2 Kings 17:15; usually either || משׁפטים Deuteronomy 4:1,5,8,14; Deuteronomy 5:1; Deuteronomy 11:32; Deuteronomy 12:1; Deuteronomy 26:16; 1 Kings 9:4 2 Chronicles 7:17; 1 Chronicles 22:13; Ezekiel 11:12; Ezekiel 36:27, or else ומשׁפטים ח׳ combined with other synonym (usually preceding): e.g. דבר(ים ׅ Psalm 147:19; תורה 2 Chronicles 33:8; Malachi 3:22; מצוה Deuteronomy 5:28; Deuteronomy 6:1; Deuteronomy 7:11; מצות Nehemiah 1:7; 1 Kings 8:58; מצוה, תורה 2 Chronicles 19:10; עֵדֹת Deuteronomy 4:45; Deuteronomy 6:20; sometimes following: e.g. תורות Leviticus 26:46; מצוה, תורה 2 Kings 17:37; or in different order, e.g. ותורות מ׳ ומצות ח׳ Nehemiah 9:13; וח׳ מצות ומ׳ Nehemiah 10:30; ומצות ח׳ ומ׳ Deuteronomy 26:17. Apart from משׁפטים it is combined with מצות, e.g. וח׳ מ׳ Exodus 15:26 (R), Deuteronomy 27:10; ומ׳ ח׳ Deuteronomy 4:40; 1 Kings 3:14; 1 Kings 8:61; ותורה וח׳ מ׳ Nehemiah 9:14; ועדות וח׳ מ׳ Deuteronomy 6:17; 1 Chronicles 29:19; 2 Chronicles 34:31; וח׳ דברי מ׳ Ezra 7:11; it is used with verbs: נתן Leviticus 26:46 3 times; צוּה Numbers 30:17 9 times; למּד Deuteronomy 4:1 10 times; שׁמר Deuteronomy 26:17 16 times; עשׂה Deuteronomy 6:24 5 times; שׁמר לעשׂות Deuteronomy 11:32 4 times; הלך בְּ 1 Kings 8:61 3 times — [On usage of חֹק see חֻקָּה near the end]
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

47:22; 47:22; 47:26

Exodus

5:14; 12:24; 15:25; 15:26; 18:16; 18:16; 18:20; 29:28; 30:21; 30:21

Leviticus

6:11; 6:15; 7:34; 10:11; 10:13; 10:13; 10:14; 10:14; 10:15; 24:9; 26:46; 26:46

Numbers

18:8; 18:11; 18:19

Deuteronomy

4:1; 4:1; 4:5; 4:5; 4:6; 4:8; 4:14; 4:40; 4:45; 5:1; 5:28; 6:1; 6:17; 6:20; 6:24; 6:24; 7:11; 11:32; 11:32; 12:1; 16:12; 17:19; 26:16; 26:17; 26:17; 27:10

Joshua

24:25

Judges

5:15; 5:16; 11:39

1 Samuel

30:25

1 Kings

3:14; 8:58; 8:61; 8:61; 9:4

2 Kings

17:15; 17:37

1 Chronicles

16:17; 22:13; 29:19

2 Chronicles

7:17; 19:10; 33:8; 34:31; 35:25

Ezra

7:10; 7:11

Nehemiah

1:7; 9:13; 9:14; 10:30

Job

14:5; 14:5; 14:13; 23:12; 23:14; 26:10; 28:26; 38:10

Psalms

2:7; 50:16; 81:5; 81:6; 94:20; 99:7; 105:10; 105:45; 119:5; 147:19; 148:6

Proverbs

8:29; 30:8; 30:8; 31:15

Isaiah

5:14; 10:1; 24:5

Jeremiah

5:22; 31:36; 32:11

Ezekiel

11:12; 16:27; 20:18; 20:18; 20:25; 36:27; 45:14

Amos

2:4

Micah

7:11; 7:11

Zephaniah

2:2

Zechariah

1:6

Malachi

3:7

H2706

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Strong's Number H2706 matches the Hebrew חֹק (ḥōq),
which occurs 128 times in 124 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (1Ki 9:4–Psa 119:145)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:4 - “Now if you walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and My judgments,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:15 - And they rejected His statutes and His covenant that He had made with their fathers, and His testimonies which He had testified against them; they followed idols, became idolaters, and went after the nations who were all around them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them that they should not do like them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:37 - “And the statutes, the ordinances, the law, and the commandment which He wrote for you, you shall be careful to observe forever; you shall not fear other gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:17 - And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,
To Israel for an everlasting covenant,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:13 - “Then you will prosper, if you take care to fulfill the statutes and judgments with which the LORD charged Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and of good courage; do not fear nor be dismayed.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:17 - “As for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, and do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and My judgments,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:10 - “Whatever case comes to you from your brethren who dwell in their cities, whether of bloodshed or offenses against law or commandment, against statutes or ordinances, you shall warn them, lest they trespass against the LORD and wrath come upon you and your brethren. Do this, and you will not be guilty.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:8 - “and I will not again remove the foot of Israel from the land which I have appointed for your fathers—only if they are careful to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:31 - Then the king stood in his place and made a covenant before the LORD, to follow the LORD, and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:25 - Jeremiah also lamented for Josiah. And to this day all the singing men and the singing women speak of Josiah in their lamentations. They made it a custom in Israel; and indeed they are written in the Laments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:10 - For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:11 - This is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave Ezra the priest, the scribe, expert in the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of His statutes to Israel:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:7 - “We have acted very corruptly against You, and have not kept the commandments, the statutes, nor the ordinances which You commanded Your servant Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:13 - “You came down also on Mount Sinai,
And spoke with them from heaven,
And gave them just ordinances and true laws,
Good statutes and commandments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:14 - You made known to them Your holy Sabbath,
And commanded them precepts, statutes and laws,
By the hand of Moses Your servant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:29 - these joined with their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse and an oath to walk in God’s Law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and His ordinances and His statutes:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:5 - Since his days are determined,
The number of his months is with You;
You have appointed his limits, so that he cannot pass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:13 - “Oh, that You would hide me in the grave,
That You would conceal me until Your wrath is past,
That You would appoint me a set time, and remember me!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:12 - I have not departed from the commandment of His lips;
I have treasured the words of His mouth
More than my necessary food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:14 - For He performs what is appointed for me,
And many such things are with Him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:10 - He drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters,
At the boundary of light and darkness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:26 - When He made a law for the rain,
And a path for the thunderbolt,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:10 - When I fixed My limit for it,
And set bars and doors;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:7 - “I will declare the decree:
The LORD has said to Me,
‘You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:16 - But to the wicked God says:
“What right have you to declare My statutes,
Or take My covenant in your mouth,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:11 - Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand?
Take it out of Your bosom and destroy them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:4 - For this is a statute for Israel,
A law of the God of Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:20 - Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law,
Have fellowship with You?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:7 - He spoke to them in the cloudy pillar;
They kept His testimonies and the ordinance He gave them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:10 - And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,
To Israel as an everlasting covenant,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:45

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:45 - That they might observe His statutes
And keep His laws.

Praise the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:5 - Oh, that my ways were directed
To keep Your statutes!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:8 - I will keep Your statutes;
Oh, do not forsake me utterly!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:12 - Blessed are You, O LORD!
Teach me Your statutes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:23 - Princes also sit and speak against me,
But Your servant meditates on Your statutes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:26 - I have declared my ways, and You answered me;
Teach me Your statutes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:33 - HE
Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes,
And I shall keep it to the end.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:48

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:48 - My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments,
Which I love,
And I will meditate on Your statutes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:54

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:54 - Your statutes have been my songs
In the house of my pilgrimage.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:64

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:64 - The earth, O LORD, is full of Your mercy;
Teach me Your statutes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:68

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:68 - You are good, and do good;
Teach me Your statutes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:71

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:71 - It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:80

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:80 - Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes,
That I may not be ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:83 - For I have become like a wineskin in smoke,
Yet I do not forget Your statutes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:112

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:112 - I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, to the very end.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:117

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:117 - Hold me up, and I shall be safe,
And I shall observe Your statutes continually.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:118

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:118 - You reject all those who stray from Your statutes,
For their deceit is falsehood.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:124

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:124 - Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy,
And teach me Your statutes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:135

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:135 - Make Your face shine upon Your servant,
And teach me Your statutes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:145

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:145 - QOPH
I cry out with my whole heart;
Hear me, O LORD!
I will keep Your statutes.

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