Strong's H2710 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: חָקַק (châqaq)

Pronunciation: khaw-kak'

Morphology: v

Derivation: a primitive root

Definition: 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

KJV Renderings: appoint, decree, governor, grave, lawgiver, note, pourtray, print, set

Senses

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

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