חֻקָּה
chuqqâh · H2708 · Hebrew · 104 occurrences
Meanings
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customs, practices
Patterns of behavior that a community expects its members to follow
ExamplesLeviticus 18:3 ‘You shall not do what is done in the land of Egypt where you lived, nor are you to do what is done in the land of Canaan where I am bringing you; you shall not walk in their statutes.
Leviticus 18:30 ‘So you are to keep your commitment to Me not to practice any of the abominable customs which have been practiced before you, so that you do not defile yourselves with them; I am the LORD your God.’”
Leviticus 20:23 ‘Furthermore, you shall not follow the customs of the nation which I am going to drive out before you, because they did all these things; therefore I have felt disgust for them.
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law, decree
Pattern of behavior required from someone by somebody in authority
ExamplesGenesis 26:5 because Abraham obeyed Me and fulfilled his duty to Me, and kept My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”
Exodus 12:14 ‘Now this day shall be a memorial to you, and you shall celebrate it as a feast to the LORD; throughout your generations you are to celebrate it as a permanent ordinance.
Exodus 12:17 ‘You shall also keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your multitudes out of the land of Egypt; therefore you shall keep this day throughout your generations as a permanent ordinance.
How it’s used In 9 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
101 occurrences in 23 groups
- יmy 38
- עוֹלָםforever 23
- הוּhis 16
- פֶּסַחpassover 3
- Other words · 19 groups that occur once or twice (24) 24
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
17 occurrences in 6 groups
- צָוָהto give orders 8
- עָשָׂהto do, to make 4
- אֶחָדone 2
- נָתַןto give, to put, to set 2
- זֹאתthis 1
- חָיָהto be alive, to become alive, to live 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- כָּתַבto write down, to write, to inscribe 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- הָיָהto be, to become 1
What is done to itIt is the object
41 occurrences in 11 groups
- שָׁמַרto keep, to guard, to observe 29
- עָשָׂהto do, to make 3
- Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (9) 9
Second object ofSecond object
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- חָגַגto celebrate, to keep a festival 1
- יָדַעto know 1
- שָׁמַרto keep, to guard, to observe 1
What it is said to bePredicate
5 occurrences in 4 groups
- זֹאתthis 3
- גֵּרalien, sojourner, stranger 1
- אֵלֶּהthese 1
- כֶםyou 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
33 occurrences in 4 groups
- בin/on/with 36
- לto/for 17
- כlike/as 5
- מִןfrom 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- שָׁבוּעַweek 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- פִּקּוּד piqqûwd · H6490 · commandments, precepts
- Both words denote divine or authoritative prescriptive norms in the sphere of law, and both can refer to statutes or ordinances; they are distinct Hebrew words for similar legal concepts.
In the other Testament 1 word
- δικαίωμα dikaíōma · G1345 · regulation, requirement, righteous act
- δικαίωμα (dikaíōma, G1345) δικαίωμα renders חֻקָּה (chuqqâh, H2708) חֻקָּה in contexts where the statute/ordinance carries overtones of legal righteousness or divine decree, emphasizing the legitimacy or justness of the prescribed regulation rather than mere customary practice.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Happen002002003003
- The word can denote a fixed occurrence or established practice that regularly takes place, matching the sense of a set custom carried out over time.
- Laws002003003016
- The word denotes a statute or ordinance, a binding legal requirement, as in Genesis 26:5's and Exodus 12:14/12:17's references to statutes kept as commandments of the LORD.
Word family 4 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H2708. chuqqah חֻקָּה104 noun feminineExo 13:10 something prescribed, enactment, statute;…
חֻקָּה104 noun feminineExo 13:10 something prescribed, enactment, statute; — ׳ח Num 9:14 Num 9:2t.; construct חֻקַּת Exo 12:14 Exo 12:28t.; plural חֻקּוֺת Jer 5:24 Jer 5:12t.; חֻקֹּת Lev 20:23; Jer 31:35; suffix חֻקּוֺתַי Gen 26:5 Gen 26:14t.; חֻקֹּתַי Lev 18:4 Lev 18:21t. etc.; —
1 singular statute, of special ritual laws: of passover Exo 13:10 (J); elsewhere only in P (and H), הפסח חקת Exo 12:43; Num 9:12, Num 9:14; ׳ח התורה Num 19:2; Num 31:21; ׳ח משׁפט Num 27:11; Num 35:29; ׳ח עולם Exo 12:14, Exo 12:17; Exo 27:21; Exo 28:43; Exo 29:9; Lev 3:17; Lev 7:36; Lev 10:9; Lev 16:29, Lev 16:31, Lev 16:34; Lev 23:21, Lev 23:31; Lev 24:3; Num 10:8; Num 15:15; Num 18:23; Num 19:10, Num 19:21 (all P), Lev 17:7; Lev 23:14, Lev 23:41 (H); ולאזרךְ לַגֵּר אַחַת חֻקָּה Num 9:14; Num 15:15.
2 plural statutes:
a. of nature ׳ח שׁמים Job 38:33; Jer 33:25; of moon and stars Jer 31:35; of weeks of harvest Jer 5:24.
b. figurative of a firmly established custom ׳ח הגוי(םׅ Lev 20:23 (H) 2Ki 17:8; ׳ח העמים Jer 10:3 ׳ח עמרי Mic 6:16; idolatry ׳ח ישׂראל 2Ki 17:19; sexual offences Lev 18:30 (H).
c. ׳ח דוד statutes of David 1Ki 3:3.
d. || משׁפטים 2Sa 22:23 = Psa 18:23 (of the law known to David); || מצות Psa 89:32; וח ׳ברית 1Ki 11:11; elsewhere of the prescriptions of the codes of D, H, P, Ezekiel: usually ומשׁפטים חקות Lev 18:5, Lev 18:26; Lev 19:37; Lev 20:22 (H), Lev 25:18; Num 9:3 (P), 1Ki 11:33; Eze 5:7; Eze 11:20; Eze 18:9; Eze 20:11, Eze 20:13, Eze 20:19, Eze 20:21; preceded by מצות Deu 30:16; followed by מצות Lev 26:15 (H), Deu 11:1; 1Ki 6:12; ומצוה תורה 2Ki 17:34; or else וחקות משׁפטים Lev 18:4; Lev 26:43 (H), Eze 5:6 (twice in verse); Eze 18:17; Eze 20:16, Eze 20:24; Eze 37:24; preceded by מצות Deu 8:11; in different order, ׳ח ומ ׳מצות ועדות 1Ki 2:3; frequently also ׳ח ומצות Lev 26:3 (H), Deu 6:2; 1Ki 11:38; 2Ch 7:19; or (ו)ח ׳מצות Deu 10:13; Deu 28:15, Deu 28:45; Deu 30:10; 1Ki 9:6; 1Ki 11:34; Eze 43:11 (Co), 2Ki 17:13; followed by תורות Gen 26:5 (R); וח ׳ועדות מצות 2Ki 23:3; וח ׳תורה Jer 44:10; ועדות וח ׳ותורה Jer 44:23; ׳ח ותורות Eze 44:5; Eze 43:11 (Co); יח ׳תורות Eze 44:24; special ordinances are ׳ח המזבח Eze 43:18; ׳ח י ׳בית Eze 44:5; ׳ח חיים Eze 33:15 (which are life to those who keep them); ׳ח תמיד עולם (ᵑ9 ᵑ6 ᵐ5 Talm Co strike out עולם) Eze 46:14.
e. phrases of obedience are ב ׳הלך Lev 18:3; Lev 20:23; Lev 26:3 (H), 1Ki 3:3; 1Ki 6:12; 2Ki 17:8, 2Ki 17:19; Jer 44:10, Jer 44:23; Eze 5:6-7, Eze 11:20; Eze 18:9, Eze 18:17; Eze 20:13, Eze 20:16, Eze 20:19, Eze 20:21; Eze 33:15; שׁמר Lev 18:4-5, Lev 18:26; Lev 19:19, Lev 19:37; Lev 20:8, Lev 20:22 (H), Gen 26:5 (R), Deu 6:2; Deu 8:11; Deu 10:13; Deu 11:1; Deu 28:45; Deu 30:10, Deu 30:16; 1Ki 2:3; 1Ki 9:6; 1Ki 11:11, 1Ki 11:34, 1Ki 11:38; 2Ki 17:13; 2Ki 23:3; Eze 18:19, Eze 18:21; Eze 37:24; Eze 43:11; Eze 44:24; עשׂה Lev 25:18 (P), Deu 28:15; 1Ki 11:33; כח ׳עשׂה 2Ki 17:34; ׳בח אֶשְׁתַּעֲשָׁ֑ע Psa 119:16; phrases of disobedience are ח ׳מאס Eze 20:24 בח ׳מאס Lev 26:15 (H); געל Lev 26:43 (H); עזב2Ch 7:19; חלל Psa 89:32. — [חֹק and חֻקָּה differ somewhat in shade of meaning and frequency in various writings: e.g. חֹק oftener in Job Psalms Proverbs (חֻקָּה not at all Proverbs, once Job), and in Chronicles (חֻקָּה only 2Ch 7:19); חֻקָּה often in Kings, rarely in Hexateuch except in P (H); in prophets, חֹק occurs Amo 2:4; Isa 5:14; Isa 24:5; Mic 7:11 Jeremiah 3 t., Ezekiel 6 t., חֻקָּה only Ezekiel, Jeremiah (6 t.) and Mic 6:16; חֻקִּים especially in Deuteronomy and Psalm 119, חֻקּוֺת especially in H, Ezekiel and sometimes (8 t.) Deuteronomy; עוֺלָם חֹק usually = due, ע ׳חֻקַּת much more often statute, ordinance, etc.]
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
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