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ḥōq חֹק ‘statute’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ḥāqaq חָקַק ‘to decree’
Roots: חקק

ḥōq n, m
1) statute, ordinance, limit, something prescribed, due
 1a) prescribed task
 1b) prescribed portion
 1c) action prescribed (for oneself), resolve
 1d) prescribed due
 1e) prescribed limit, boundary
 1f) enactment, decree, ordinance
  1f1) specific decree
  1f2) law in general
 1g) enactments, statutes
  1g1) conditions
  1g2) enactments
  1g3) decrees
  1g4) civil enactments prescribed by God

Mentioned in Genesis 47:22, 47:26 Exodus 29:28, 15:26, 18:16, 15:25, 5:14, 18:20, 12:24, 30:21 Codex Leviticus 6:11, 7:34, 24:9, 10:13, 10:14, 10:11, 26:46, 10:15, 6:15 Numbers 30:17, 18:8, 18:11, 18:19 Deuteronomy 4:1, 12:1, 4:40, 5:1, 4:45, 5:31, 4:6, 6:24, 16:12, 17:19, 26:16, 4:5, 6:1, 6:17, 6:20, 26:17, 27:10, 4:8, 7:11, 11:32, 4:14 Joshua 24:25 Judges 11:39 1 Samuel 30:25 1 Kings 3:14, 8:58, 9:4, 8:61 2 Kings 17:15, 17:37 Isaiah 24:5, 5:14 Jeremiah 31:36, 5:22, 32:11 Ezekiel 20:18, 11:12, 20:25, 36:27, 16:27, 45:14 Amos 2:4 Micah 7:11 Zephaniah 2:2 Zechariah 1:6 Malachi 3:7, 3:22 Psalms 119:48, 119:135, 119:5, 119:8, 2:7, 99:7, 50:16, 81:5, 119:64, 119:12, 119:68, 119:80, 119:54, 105:10, 119:23, 147:19, 119:26, 119:33, 119:155, 94:20, 119:83, 105:45, 119:124, 119:71, 119:112, 119:117, 119:118, 119:145, 119:171, 148:6 Proverbs 30:8, 8:29, 31:15 Job 26:10, 14:5, 23:12, 14:13, 38:10, 28:26, 23:14 Ezra 7:11, 7:10 Nehemiah 10:30, 9:13, 1:7, 9:14 1 Chronicles 22:13, 16:17 2 Chronicles 7:17, 33:8, 19:10, 34:31, 35:25

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