חֹק

Strong’s Definition

an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)

Etymology & Derivation

from H2710 (חָקַק);

KJV Usage

appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, [idiom] necessary, ordinance(-nary), portion, set time, statute, task.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.statute, ordinance, limit, something prescribed, due
• 2.prescribed task
• 3.prescribed portion
• 4.action prescribed (for oneself), resolve
• 5.prescribed due
• 6.prescribed limit, boundary
• 7.enactment, decree, ordinance
• 8.enactments, statutes

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: chôq; Pronunciation: khoke