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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 60:9 ＝Psalm 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

H2710

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:10 - “The scepter H7626 shall not depart H5493 from Judah, H3063
Nor H3808 the ruler’s H2710 staff H2710 from between H996 his feet, H7272
[fn]Until H5704 H3588 Shiloh H7886 comes, H935
And to him shall be the obedience H3349 of the peoples. H5971

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:18 - “The well, H875 which the leaders H8269 sank, H2658
Which the nobles H5081 of the people H5971 dug, H3738
With the scepter H2710 and with their staffs.” H4938
And from the wilderness H4057 they continued to Mattanah, H4980

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:21 - “Then he [fn]provided H7200 the first H7225 part for himself,
For there H8033 the ruler’s H2710 portion H2513 was [fn]reserved; H5603
And he came H857 with the leaders H7218 of the people; H5971
He executed H6213 the justice H6666 of the LORD, H3068
And His ordinances H4941 with Israel.” H3478

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:9 - “My heart H3820 goes out to the commanders H2710 of Israel, H3478
The volunteers H5068 among the people; H5971
Bless H1288 the LORD! H3068

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:14 - “From Ephraim H669 those whose root H8328 is in Amalek H6002 came down,
Following H310 you, Benjamin, H1144 with your peoples; H5971
From Machir H4353 commanders H2710 came H3381 down, H3381
And from Zebulun H2074 those who wield H4900 the staff H7626 of [fn]office. H5608

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:23 - “Oh H4310 H5414 that my words H4405 were written! H3789
Oh H4310 H5414 that they were inscribed H2710 in a book! H5612

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:7 - “Gilead H1568 is Mine, and Manasseh H4519 is Mine;
Ephraim H669 also is the [fn]helmet H4581 of My head; H7218
Judah H3063 is My [fn]scepter. H2710

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:8 - “Gilead H1568 is Mine, Manasseh H4519 is Mine;
Ephraim H669 also is the [fn]helmet H4581 of My head; H7218
Judah H3063 is My [fn]scepter. H2710

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:15 - “By me kings H4428 reign, H4427
And rulers H7336 decree H2710 justice. H6664

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:27 - “When He established H3559 the heavens, H8064 I was there, H8033
When He inscribed H2710 a circle H2329 on the face H6440 of the deep, H8415

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:29 - When He set H7760 for the sea H3220 its boundary H2706
So that the water H4325 would not transgress H5674 His [fn]command, H6310
When He marked H2710 out the foundations H4144 of the earth; H776

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:5 - For they will drink H8354 and forget H7911 what is decreed, H2710
And pervert H8132 the [fn]rights H1779 of all H3605 the [fn]afflicted. H1121 H6040

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:1 - Woe H1945 to those who enact H2710 evil H205 statutes H2706
And to those who constantly record H3789 [fn]unjust H5999 decisions, H5999

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:16 - ‘What H4100 right do you have here, H6311
And whom H4310 do you have here, H6311
That you have hewn H2672 a tomb H6913 for yourself here, H6311
You who hew H2672 a tomb H6913 on the height, H4791
You who carve H2710 a resting H4908 place H4908 for [fn]yourself in the rock? H5553

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:8 - Now H6258 go, H935 write H3789 it on a tablet H3871 before H854 them
And inscribe H2710 it on a scroll, H5612
That it may [fn]serve H1961 in the time H3117 to come H314
[fn]As a witness forever. H5704 H5769

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:22 - For the LORD H3068 is our judge, H8199
The LORD H3068 is our lawgiver, H2710
The LORD H3068 is our king; H4428
He will save H3467 us—

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:16 - “Behold, H2005 I have inscribed H2710 you on the palms H3709 of My hands;
Your walls H2346 are continually H8548 before H5048 Me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:1 - “Now you son H1121 of man, H120 get H3947 yourself a brick, H3843 place H5414 it before H6440 you and inscribe H2710 a city H5892 on it, Jerusalem. H3389

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:14 - “So she increased H3254 her harlotries. H8457 And she saw H7200 men H376 portrayed H2707 on the wall, H7023 images H6754 of the Chaldeans H3778 portrayed H2710 with vermilion, H8350
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