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חָקַק H2710
H2710 is the Hebrew word חָקַק, transliterated châqaq and said khaw-kak'. The King James Version most often renders it lawgiver.
What it means
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.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 14 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: appoint, decree, governor, grave, lawgiver, note, pourtray, print, set.
Verses using חָקַק
All 17 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 49:10 · KJV
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
Numbers 21:18 · KJV
The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:
Deuteronomy 33:21 · KJV
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 with Israel.
Judges 5:9 · KJV
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.
Judges 5:14 · KJV
Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.
Job 19:23 · KJV
Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!
Proverbs 8:15 · KJV
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
Proverbs 8:27 · KJV
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
Proverbs 8:29 · KJV
When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
Proverbs 31:5 · KJV
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
Isaiah 10:1 · KJV
Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
Isaiah 22:16 · KJV
What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock?
Isaiah 30:8 · KJV
Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:
Isaiah 33:22 · KJV
For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.
Isaiah 49:16 · KJV
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
Ezekiel 4:1 · KJV
Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, even Jerusalem:
Ezekiel 23:14 · KJV
And that she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion,
Common questions
What does Strong's H2710 mean?
H2710 is the Hebrew word חָקַק (châqaq), meaning 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 King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it lawgiver (2 times), decree (2 times), nor a lawgiver (1 time), direction of the lawgiver (1 time), toward the governors (1 time), among others.
How many times does H2710 appear in the Bible?
חָקַק (châqaq) is tagged in 17 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2710 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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