Word
חֵקֶק
chêqeq · H2711 · Hebrew · 0 occurrences
Meanings
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decree or thought
A task, law or allowance required by someone in authority, or the deliberation by which humans reflect on a matter to make a well-founded decision
This lexeme does not occur in the Old Testament text as tagged in standard critical editions.
Near synonyms 1 word
- פִּתְגָּם pithgâm · H6599 · statement, decree, report
- חֵקֶק (chêqeq, H2711) spans cognitive and legislative domains (appears in Think, Act, Laws, Quantity, Space, Time), suggesting decrees or engraved statutes with a conceptual breadth; פִּתְגָּם (pithgâm, H6599) is narrowly judicial/administrative (Laws only), denoting a formal pronouncement or sentence.
Semantic domains 6 entries
- Act002002002001
- This code is inherited from the closely related common form of this root (חֹק (chôq, H2706)), a required task or duty; this entry has no occurrences of its own in the text as tagged in standard critical editions.
- Laws002003003016
- This code is inherited from the closely related common form of this root, the statute or ordinance sense; this entry has no occurrences of its own in the text as tagged in standard critical editions.
- Quantity002001001046
- This code is inherited from the closely related common form of this root, a fixed portion or allotment; this entry has no occurrences of its own in the text as tagged in standard critical editions.
- Space002002001017
- This code is inherited from the closely related common form of this root, a set boundary or limit; this entry has no occurrences of its own in the text as tagged in standard critical editions.
- Time002002002010
- This code is inherited from the closely related common form of this root, a fixed or appointed time; this entry has no occurrences of its own in the text as tagged in standard critical editions.
- Think002004002013
- This code is inherited from the closely related common form of this root, a decree as the product of deliberate decision; this entry has no occurrences of its own in the text as tagged in standard critical editions.
Word family 4 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0