חָקַק (châqaq) — Appoint
Hebrew word study: חָקַק (châqaq), Strong's H2710. 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
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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 translation words: appoint, decree, governor, grave, lawgiver, note, pourtray, print, set.
Strong's H2710 is tagged on 19 words in 19 verses across 9 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 49:10 and last appears in Ezekiel 23:14.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 19)
- Genesis 49:10 — וּמְחֹקֵק — and a ruler's staff
- Numbers 21:18 — בִּמְחֹקֵק — with a ruler's staff
- Deuteronomy 33:21 — מְחֹקֵק — a commander
- Judges 5:9 — לְחוֹקְקֵי — is for the commanders of
- Judges 5:14 — מְחֹקְקִים — commanders
- Job 19:23 — וְיֻחָקוּ — so they may be inscribed
- Psalms 60:7 — מְחֹקְקִי — is commander's staff my
- Psalms 108:8 — מְחֹקְקִי — is commander's staff my
- Proverbs 8:15 — יְחֹקְקוּ — they enact
- Proverbs 8:27 — בְּחוּקוֹ — when marked out he
- Proverbs 8:29 — בְּחוּקוֹ — when marked out he
- Proverbs 31:5 — מְחֻקָּק — what is decreed
- Isaiah 10:1 — הַחֹקְקִים — those who decree
- Isaiah 22:16 — חֹקְקִי — cutting
- Isaiah 30:8 — חֻקָּהּ — inscribe it
- Isaiah 33:22 — מְחֹקְקֵנוּ — is commander our
- Isaiah 49:16 — חַקֹּתִיךְ — I have inscribed you
- Ezekiel 4:1 — וְחַקּוֹתָ — and you will inscribe
- Ezekiel 23:14 — חֲקֻקִים — inscribed
Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H2706 חֹק (chôq), H2711 חֵקֶק (chêqeq), H2712 חֻקֹּק (Chuqqôq).
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What does châqaq (H2710) mean?
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.
How is H2710 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H2710 as: appoint, decree, governor, grave, lawgiver, note, pourtray, print, set..
How often does חָקַק (châqaq) appear?
Strong's H2710 is tagged on 19 words in 19 verses across 9 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 49:10 and last appears in Ezekiel 23:14.
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