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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.

Word: חָקַקTransliteration: châqaqSaid: khaw-kak'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 17 verses

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.

lawgiver 2×decree 2×nor a lawgiver 1×direction of the lawgiver 1×toward the governors 1×governors 1×printed 1×set 1×appointed 1×law 1×graveth 1×note 1×

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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