Cheqeq חֵקֶק
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| חֵקֶק | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | cheqeq |
| Strong's number | H2711 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | decree |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Judges (1) |
Cheqeq (Hebrew חֵקֶק, Strong's H2711) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “decree”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
decree, resolve, statute, action prescribed
Another spelling of choq (חֹק ": decree" H2706)
Another spelling of choq (חֹק ": decree" H2706)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | thoughts (1), decrees (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | indecision (1), statutes (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Cheqeq, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Judges
- Judges 5:15And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.The princes of Issachar were with Deborah, and Issachar was with Barak, rushing into the valley at his heels. In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 10:1Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).