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H2710
Hebrew
Original Word
חָקַקTransliteration
châqaq
Pronunciation
khaw-kak'
Definition
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 (gen.) prescribe; appoint, decree, governor, grave, lawgiver, note, pourtray, print, set.
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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…