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Lexicon :: Strong's H2710 - ḥāqaq

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חָקַק
Transliteration
ḥāqaq
Pronunciation
khaw-kak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 728

Strong’s Definitions

חָקַק châqaq, khaw-kak'; a primitive root; properly, to hack, i.e. engrave (Judges 5:14, to be a scribe simply); by implication, to enact (laws being cut in stone or metal tablets in primitive times) or (generally) prescribe:—appoint, decree, governor, grave, lawgiver, note, pourtray, print, set.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's H2710 in the following manner: lawgiver (6x), governor* (2x), decree (2x), grave* (2x), portray (2x), law (1x), printed (1x), set (1x), note (1x), appoint.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's H2710 in the following manner: lawgiver (6x), governor* (2x), decree (2x), grave* (2x), portray (2x), law (1x), printed (1x), set (1x), note (1x), appoint.
  1. to cut out, decree, inscribe, set, engrave, portray, govern

    1. (Qal)

      1. to cut in

      2. to cut in or on, cut upon, engrave, inscribe

      3. to trace, mark out

      4. to engrave, inscribe (of a law)

    2. (Poel)

      1. to inscribe, enact, decree

      2. one who decrees, lawgiver (participle)

    3. (Pual) something decreed, the law (participle)

    4. (Hophal) to be inscribed

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָקַק châqaq, khaw-kak'; a primitive root; properly, to hack, i.e. engrave (Judges 5:14, to be a scribe simply); by implication, to enact (laws being cut in stone or metal tablets in primitive times) or (generally) prescribe:—appoint, decree, governor, grave, lawgiver, note, pourtray, print, set.
STRONGS H2710: Abbreviations
† [חָקַק] verb cut in, inscribe, decree (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic חֲקַק, Zinjirli חקק; Phoenician id. Participle Hiph.; Arabic حَقَّ be just, right, obligatory, also make or decide to be just, etc.; حَقًّ justness, truth, necessity, obligation; Ethiopic ሕቅ፡ adjective moderate, sufficient; compare also חקה) —
Qal וְחַקּוֺתָ֫ Ezekiel 4:1; suffix חַקֹּתִיךְ Isaiah 49:16; Infinitive suffix בְּחֻקּוֺ Proverbs 8:27; בְּחוּקוֺ Proverbs 8:29 (assimilated to בְּשׂוּמוֺ); חֻקָּהּ Isaiah 30:8; Participle חֹקְקִי Isaiah 22:16 (archaic case ending Ges§ 90. 3 a); plural חֹקְקִים Isaiah 10:1; construct חוֺקְקֵי Judges 5:9 (possibly Po`el =מחוקקי with מְ omitted, see Ges§ 52 (2), note 6); Participle Pass. plural חֲקֻקִֿים Ezekiel 23:14 (Co חקוקים); —
1. cut in, with בְּ, Isaiah 22:16, of a dwelling-place =tomb, in a rock.
2. cut in or on, upon, engrave, inscribe, with על on roll of a book Isaiah 30:8; representation of city on brick (as in Babylonia) Ezekiel 4:1; images on a wall Ezekiel 23:14; figurative of Zion's walls on palms of י׳ Isaiah 49:16.
3. trace, mark out, a circle, with על over the face of deep Proverbs 8:27; with accusative, foundations of earth Proverbs 8:29.
4. of a law, engrave, inscribe (on a tablet), figurative for enact, decree חקקים חקקי און Isaiah 10:1 (|| כתב עמל); חוֺקקֵי ישׂראל poetic =commanders (see Po`el) Judges 5:9 (|| מחקקים Judges 5:14).
Po`el. Imperfect יְחוֺקְקוּ Proverbs 8:15; Participle מְחֹקֵק Genesis 49:10; Numbers 21:18; Deuteronomy 33:21; suffix מְחֹקְקִי Psalm 60:9; Psalm 108:9; מְחֹקְקֵנוּ Isaiah 33:22; plural מְחֹקְקִים Judges 5:14; — inscribe (as a law), enact (poetry): with accusative צֶדֶק Proverbs 8:15 elsewhere participle
a. prescriber of laws, hence (as sovereign authority in a warlike clan) commander Deuteronomy 33:21 (of warlike tribe of Gad), Judges 5:14; Isaiah 33:22 (of י׳; || שֹׁפְטֵנוּ, מַלְכֵּנוּ).
b. commander's staff Genesis 49:10 (|| שֵׁבֶט), Numbers 21:18 (both poetry), Psalm 60:9Psalm 108:9.
Pu. Participle מְחֻקָּק that which is decreed Proverbs 31:5 (late).
Hoph. Imperfect יֻחָ֑קֿוּ Job 19:23 inscribed in (בְּ) a book.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:10; 49:10

Numbers

21:18; 21:18

Deuteronomy

33:21; 33:21

Judges

5:9; 5:9; 5:14; 5:14; 5:14

Job

19:23

Psalms

60:9; 60:9; 108:9; 108:9

Proverbs

8:15; 8:15; 8:27; 8:27; 8:29; 8:29; 31:5

Isaiah

10:1; 10:1; 22:16; 22:16; 30:8; 30:8; 33:22; 33:22; 49:16; 49:16

Ezekiel

4:1; 4:1; 23:14; 23:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2710 matches the Hebrew חָקַק (ḥāqaq),
which occurs 19 times in 19 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:10 -

“The scepter will not depart from Judah,

Nor the ruler’s H2710 staff H2710 from between his feet,

[fn]Until Shiloh comes,

And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:18 -

“The well, which the leaders dug,

Which the nobles of the people hollowed out,

With the scepter H2710 and with their staffs.”

And from the wilderness they continued to Mattanah,

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:21 -

“Then he [fn]selected the choicest part for himself,

For there the ruler’s H2710 portion was [fn]reserved;

And he came with the leaders of the people;

He executed the justice of the LORD,

And His ordinances with Israel.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:9 -

“My heart goes out to the commanders H2710 of Israel,

The volunteers among the people;

Bless the LORD!

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:14 -

“From Ephraim those whose root is in Amalek came down,

Following you, Benjamin, with your peoples;

From Machir commanders H2710 came down,

And from Zebulun those who wield the staff of [fn]office.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:23 -

“Oh that my words were written!

Oh that they were recorded H2710 in a book!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:7 -

“Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;

Ephraim also is the [fn]helmet of My head;

Judah is My scepter H2710.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:8 -

“Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine;

Ephraim also is the [fn]helmet of My head;

Judah is My [fn]scepter H2710.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:15 -

“By me kings reign,

And rulers decree H2710 justice.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:27 -

“When He established the heavens, I was there;

When He inscribed H2710 a circle on the face of the deep,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:29 -

When He set a boundary for the sea

So that the water would not violate His [fn]command,

When He marked H2710 out H2710 the foundations of the earth;

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:5 -

Otherwise they will drink and forget what is decreed H2710,

And pervert the [fn]rights of all the [fn]needy.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:1 -

Woe to those who enact H2710 unjust statutes

And to those who constantly record [fn]harmful decisions,

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:16 -

‘What right do you have here,

And whom do you have here,

That you have cut out a tomb for yourself here,

You who cut out a tomb on the height,

You who carve H2710 a resting place for [fn]yourself in the rock?

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:8 -

Now go, write it on a tablet in their presence

And inscribe H2710 it on a scroll,

That it may [fn]serve in the time to come

[fn]As a witness forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:22 -

For the LORD is our judge,

The LORD is our lawgiver H2710,

The LORD is our king;

He will save us—

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:16 -

“Behold, I have inscribed H2710 you on the palms of My hands;

Your walls are continually before Me.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:1 -

“Now you, son of man, get yourself a brick, place it before you, and inscribe H2710 a city on it—Jerusalem.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:14 - “So she increased her obscene practices. And she saw men carved on the wall, images of the Chaldeans drawn H2710 in bright red,
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