חקים ומשפטים
An enactment ; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage) · properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law , individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice , including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
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חֹק H2706 an enactment ; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
מִשְׁפָּט H4941 properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law , individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice , including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
What does חקים ומשפטים (chuqqim umishpatim) mean in the Bible?
חֹק · מִשְׁפָּט is a Hebrew word meaning "statutes, prescribed ordinances, judgments, legal decisions".
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