H2710

חקק

חקק
chaaqaq

Verb · A primitive root

A primitive root; 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 (generally) prescribe:—appoint, decree, governor, grave, lawgiver, note, pourtray, print, set.

Outline

  1. to cut out, decree, inscribe, set, engrave, portray, govern
    1. (Qal)
      1. to cut in
      2. to cut in or on, cut upon, engrave, inscribe
      3. to trace, mark out
      4. to engrave, inscribe (of a law)
    2. (Poel)
      1. to inscribe, enact, decree
      2. one who decrees, lawgiver (participle)
    3. (Pual) something decreed, the law (participle)
    4. (Hophal) to be inscribed

Usages

Isaiah 49:16

Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.

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