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H2706
Hebrew
Original Word
חֹקTransliteration
chôq
Pronunciation
khoke
Definition
from חָקַק; an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage); appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, [idiom] necessary, ordinance(-nary), portion, set time, statute, task.
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Ordinance
"statute; prescription; rule; law; regulation." This noun is derived from the verb haqaq, "to cut in, determine, decree." Hoq occurs 127 times in bibl…
Statute
"statute; prescription; rule; law; regulation." This noun is derived from the verb h?aqaq, "to cut in, determine, decree." H?oq occurs 127 times in bi…