2710. chaqaq
Lexicon
chaqaq: To inscribe, decree, carve, engrave, set

Original Word: חָקַק
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: chaqaq
Pronunciation: khaw-kak'
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-kak')
Definition: To inscribe, decree, carve, engrave, set
Meaning: to hack, engrave, to enact, prescribe

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
appoint, decree, governor, grave, lawgiver, note, portray, print,

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.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to cut in, inscribe, decree
NASB Translation
carve (1), commanders (2), decree (1), decreed (1), enact (1), inscribe (2), inscribed (3), lawgiver (1), marked (1), portrayed (1), ruler's (1), ruler's staff (1), scepter (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[חָקַק] verb cut in, inscribe, decree (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic חֲקַק, Zinjirli חקק; Phoenician id. Participle Hiph`il; Arabic be just, right, obligatory, also make or decide to be just, etc.; justness, truth, necessity, obligation; Ethiopic 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`al Participle מְחֻקָּק that which is decreed Proverbs 31:5 (late).

Hoph`al Imperfect יֻחָ֑קֿוּ Job 19:23 inscribed in (בְּ) a book.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: G758 (archōn) • ruler, leader
G873 (aphorizō) • to separate, set apart
G935 (basileus) • king
G1125 (graphō) • to write
G1299 (diatassō) • to arrange, appoint
G2045 (ereunaō) • to search, examine
G2233 (hēgeomai) • to lead, consider
G2478 (ischuō) • to be strong, able

These Greek entries reflect various aspects of authority, writing, and enactment, paralleling the Hebrew concept of חָקַק in terms of establishing and inscribing laws or decrees.

Usage: • The verb חָקַק (chaqaq) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the act of engraving or inscribing, often in the context of laws or decrees. It can also refer to the act of enacting or prescribing laws or statutes.

Context: • The Hebrew verb חָקַק (chaqaq) appears in various contexts within the Old Testament, primarily associated with the idea of inscribing or engraving, which metaphorically extends to the establishment of laws or decrees. This term is often used in legal and covenantal contexts, where it signifies the formalization and perpetuation of divine or royal decrees.
• In Isaiah 10:1, the term is used to describe those who "enact" unjust statutes: "Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees" (BSB). Here, חָקַק conveys the idea of establishing laws that are contrary to divine justice.
• In Judges 5:9, the term is used in a more literal sense, referring to the leaders who "enact" or "engrave" decisions: "My heart is with the princes of Israel, with the volunteers among the people. Bless the LORD!" (BSB). This reflects the role of leaders in setting forth decrees or judgments.
• The concept of engraving is also seen in the context of physical inscriptions, such as those on tablets or stones, which serve as permanent records of laws or covenants.
• The use of חָקַק underscores the permanence and authority of the decrees, whether divine or human, and highlights the importance of adherence to these established statutes.

Forms and Transliterations
בְּ֝חוּק֗וֹ בְּח֥וּקוֹ בִּמְחֹקֵ֖ק בחוקו במחקק הַחֹֽקְקִ֖ים החקקים וְחַקּוֹתָ֥ וְיֻחָֽקוּ׃ וּמְחֹקֵ֖ק וחקות ויחקו׃ ומחקק חֲקֻקִ֖ים חַקֹּתִ֑יךְ חֹקְקִ֥י חֻקָּ֑הּ חקה חקקי חקקים חקתיך יְחֹ֣קְקוּ יחקקו לְחוֹקְקֵ֣י לחוקקי מְחֹ֣קְקִ֔ים מְחֹֽקְקִי׃ מְחֹקְקִֽי׃ מְחֹקְקֵ֑נוּ מְחֹקֵ֖ק מְחֻקָּ֑ק מחקק מחקקי׃ מחקקים מחקקנו bə·ḥū·qōw bechuKo beChukov bəḥūqōw bim·ḥō·qêq bimchoKek bimḥōqêq chakkoTich chakuKim chokeKi chukKah ha·ḥō·qə·qîm ḥă·qu·qîm hachokeKim haḥōqəqîm ḥaq·qō·ṯîḵ ḥaqqōṯîḵ ḥăquqîm ḥō·qə·qî ḥōqəqî ḥuq·qāh ḥuqqāh lə·ḥō·wq·qê lechokKei ləḥōwqqê mə·ḥō·qə·qê·nū mə·ḥō·qə·qî mə·ḥō·qə·qîm mə·ḥō·qêq mə·ḥuq·qāq mechoKek mechokeKenu meChokeki meChokeKim mechukKak məḥōqêq məḥōqəqênū məḥōqəqî məḥōqəqîm məḥuqqāq ū·mə·ḥō·qêq umechoKek ūməḥōqêq vechakkoTa veyuChaku wə·ḥaq·qō·w·ṯā wə·yu·ḥā·qū wəḥaqqōwṯā wəyuḥāqū yə·ḥō·qə·qū yeChokeku yəḥōqəqū
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 49:10
HEB: שֵׁ֙בֶט֙ מִֽיהוּדָ֔ה וּמְחֹקֵ֖ק מִבֵּ֣ין רַגְלָ֑יו
NAS: Nor the ruler's staff from between
KJV: from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet,
INT: the scepter Judah the ruler's between his feet

Numbers 21:18
HEB: נְדִיבֵ֣י הָעָ֔ם בִּמְחֹקֵ֖ק בְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָ֑ם וּמִמִּדְבָּ֖ר
NAS: dug, With the scepter [and] with their staffs.
KJV: digged it, by [the direction of] the lawgiver, with their staves.
INT: the nobles of the people the scepter their staffs the wilderness

Deuteronomy 33:21
HEB: שָׁ֛ם חֶלְקַ֥ת מְחֹקֵ֖ק סָפ֑וּן וַיֵּתֵא֙
NAS: [part] for himself, For there the ruler's portion
KJV: for himself, because there, [in] a portion of the lawgiver, [was he] seated;
INT: there portion the ruler's was reserved came

Judges 5:9
HEB: לִבִּי֙ לְחוֹקְקֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַמִּֽתְנַדְּבִ֖ים
NAS: My heart [goes out] to the commanders of Israel,
KJV: My heart [is] toward the governors of Israel,
INT: my heart the commanders of Israel the volunteers

Judges 5:14
HEB: מָכִ֗יר יָֽרְדוּ֙ מְחֹ֣קְקִ֔ים וּמִ֨זְּבוּלֻ֔ן מֹשְׁכִ֖ים
NAS: From Machir commanders came down,
KJV: came down governors, and out of Zebulun
INT: Machir came commanders Zebulun wield

Job 19:23
HEB: יִתֵּ֖ן בַּסֵּ֣פֶר וְיֻחָֽקוּ׃
NAS: Oh that they were inscribed in a book!
KJV: oh that they were printed in a book!
INT: that A book were inscribed

Psalm 60:7
HEB: רֹאשִׁ֑י יְ֝הוּדָ֗ה מְחֹֽקְקִי׃
NAS: of My head; Judah is My scepter.
KJV: of mine head; Judah [is] my lawgiver;
INT: of my head Judah is my scepter

Psalm 108:8
HEB: רֹאשִׁ֑י יְ֝הוּדָ֗ה מְחֹקְקִֽי׃
NAS: of My head; Judah is My scepter.
KJV: of mine head; Judah [is] my lawgiver;
INT: of my head Judah is my scepter

Proverbs 8:15
HEB: יִמְלֹ֑כוּ וְ֝רוֹזְנִ֗ים יְחֹ֣קְקוּ צֶֽדֶק׃
NAS: reign, And rulers decree justice.
KJV: reign, and princes decree justice.
INT: reign and rulers decree justice

Proverbs 8:27
HEB: שָׁ֣ם אָ֑נִי בְּח֥וּקוֹ ח֝֗וּג עַל־
NAS: I was there, When He inscribed a circle
KJV: the heavens, I [was] there: when he set a compass
INT: was there he inscribed A circle on

Proverbs 8:29
HEB: יַֽעַבְרוּ־ פִ֑יו בְּ֝חוּק֗וֹ מ֣וֹסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ׃
NAS: His command, When He marked out the foundations
KJV: his commandment: when he appointed the foundations
INT: transgress his command marked the foundations of the earth

Proverbs 31:5
HEB: יִ֭שְׁתֶּה וְיִשְׁכַּ֣ח מְחֻקָּ֑ק וִֽ֝ישַׁנֶּה דִּ֣ין
NAS: and forget what is decreed, And pervert
KJV: and forget the law, and pervert
INT: will drink and forget is decreed and pervert the rights

Isaiah 10:1
HEB: ה֥וֹי הַחֹֽקְקִ֖ים חִקְקֵי־ אָ֑וֶן
NAS: Woe to those who enact evil statutes
KJV: Woe unto them that decree unrighteous
INT: Woe enact decrees evil

Isaiah 22:16
HEB: מָרוֹם֙ קִבְר֔וֹ חֹקְקִ֥י בַסֶּ֖לַע מִשְׁכָּ֥ן
NAS: on the height, You who carve a resting place
KJV: on high, [and] that graveth an habitation
INT: the height A tomb carve rock A resting

Isaiah 30:8
HEB: וְעַל־ סֵ֣פֶר חֻקָּ֑הּ וּתְהִי֙ לְי֣וֹם
NAS: before them And inscribe it on a scroll,
KJV: it before them in a table, and note it in a book,
INT: on A scroll and inscribe may serve the time

Isaiah 33:22
HEB: שֹׁפְטֵ֔נוּ יְהוָ֖ה מְחֹקְקֵ֑נוּ יְהוָ֥ה מַלְכֵּ֖נוּ
NAS: The LORD is our lawgiver, The LORD
KJV: the LORD [is] our lawgiver, the LORD
INT: is our judge the LORD is our lawgiver the LORD is our king

Isaiah 49:16
HEB: עַל־ כַּפַּ֖יִם חַקֹּתִ֑יךְ חוֹמֹתַ֥יִךְ נֶגְדִּ֖י
NAS: Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms
KJV: Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of [my] hands;
INT: on the palms have inscribed your walls before

Ezekiel 4:1
HEB: אוֹתָ֖הּ לְפָנֶ֑יךָ וְחַקּוֹתָ֥ עָלֶ֛יהָ עִ֖יר
NAS: it before you and inscribe a city
KJV: it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city,
INT: place before and inscribe and A city

Ezekiel 23:14
HEB: (כַשְׂדִּ֔ים ק) חֲקֻקִ֖ים בַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃
NAS: of the Chaldeans portrayed with vermilion,
KJV: of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion,
INT: images Chaldeans portrayed vermilion

19 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2710
19 Occurrences


bə·ḥū·qōw — 1 Occ.
bə·ḥū·qōw — 1 Occ.
bim·ḥō·qêq — 1 Occ.
ḥaq·qō·ṯîḵ — 1 Occ.
ḥă·qu·qîm — 1 Occ.
ḥō·qə·qî — 1 Occ.
ḥuq·qāh — 1 Occ.
ha·ḥō·qə·qîm — 1 Occ.
lə·ḥō·wq·qê — 1 Occ.
mə·ḥō·qêq — 1 Occ.
mə·ḥō·qə·qê·nū — 1 Occ.
mə·ḥō·qə·qî — 2 Occ.
mə·ḥō·qə·qîm — 1 Occ.
mə·ḥuq·qāq — 1 Occ.
ū·mə·ḥō·qêq — 1 Occ.
wə·ḥaq·qō·w·ṯā — 1 Occ.
wə·yu·ḥā·qū — 1 Occ.
yə·ḥō·qə·qū — 1 Occ.















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