חָקַק
Strong's H2710
châqaq
/khaw-kak'/
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
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H2710
- Hebrew
- חָקַק
- Transliteration
- châqaq
- Pronunciation
- /khaw-kak'/
- KJV Translations
- 9 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full 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
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
appointdecreegovernorgravelawgivernotepourtrayprintset
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of châqaq:
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