חָקַק
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”
19 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s 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
Translated in KJV as
appointdecreegovernorgravelawgivernotepourtrayprintset.
Etymology
a primitive root;
Chain Links
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“And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments…”