What does חֻקָּה (ḥûqāh) mean in the Bible?
חֻקָּה (ḥûqāh): Divinely prescribed and fixed ordinance or boundary, establishing order through immutable decree rather than mere custom
Hebrew · H2708
חֻקָּה
Appointed, custom, manner, ordinance, site, statute.
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חֻקָּהH2708
Pronunciationḥûqāh
What does חֻקָּה (ḥûqāh) mean in the Bible?
חֻקָּה (ḥûqāh): Divinely prescribed and fixed ordinance or boundary, establishing order through immutable decree rather than mere custom
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2708?
The BSB source-word alignment has 104 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include statute (26), My statutes (25), and statutes (7), His statutes (6), the statutes (5).
Where does חֻקָּה (ḥûqāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 26:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (26), Ezekiel (22), Numbers (14), 1 Kings (8).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itstatute26×Exodus 12:14, Exodus 12:17, Exodus 13:10, Exodus 27:21
My statutes25×Genesis 26:5, Leviticus 18:4, Leviticus 18:5, Leviticus 18:26
and statutes7×Deuteronomy 8:11, Deuteronomy 28:15, Deuteronomy 28:45, Deuteronomy 30:10
His statutes6×Deuteronomy 6:2, Deuteronomy 11:1, 2 Samuel 22:23, 1 Kings 2:3
the statutes5×Leviticus 20:23, 2 Kings 17:34, 2 Chronicles 7:19, Ezekiel 44:5
in My statutes4×1 Kings 6:12, Ezekiel 5:7, Ezekiel 20:19, Ezekiel 20:21
its statutes4×Numbers 9:3, Numbers 9:12, Ezekiel 43:11
is the statute3×Exodus 12:43, Numbers 19:2, Numbers 31:21
statutes3×Deuteronomy 10:13, Deuteronomy 30:16, Ezekiel 44:24
a statutory2×Numbers 27:11, Numbers 35:29
in the statutes2×1 Kings 3:3, Ezekiel 33:15
[and] statutes1×1 Kings 9:6
[who] sets in order1×Jeremiah 31:35
according to the customs1×2 Kings 17:19
against My statutes1×Ezekiel 5:6
and My statutes1×1 Kings 11:11
and the fixed order1×Jeremiah 33:25
are the statutes1×Ezekiel 43:18
customs1×Leviticus 18:30
in the customs1×2 Kings 17:8
in their customs1×Leviticus 18:3
in Your statutes1×Psalms 119:16
nor [kept] My statutes1×1 Kings 11:33
or the statutes1×Jeremiah 44:10
portion1×Leviticus 7:36
the appointed1×Jeremiah 5:24
the customs1×Jeremiah 10:3
the laws1×Job 38:33
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Genesis 26:5חֻקּוֹתַ֥יtoMy statutesNoun - feminine plural construct | first person common singularExodus 12:14חֻקַּ֥תtostatuteNoun - feminine singular constructExodus 12:17חֻקַּ֥תtostatuteNoun - feminine singular constructExodus 12:43חֻקַּ֣תtois the statuteNoun - feminine singular constructExodus 13:10הַחֻקָּ֥הtostatuteArticle | Noun - feminine singularExodus 27:21חֻקַּ֤תtostatuteNoun - feminine singular constructExodus 28:43חֻקַּ֥תtostatuteNoun - feminine singular constructExodus 29:9לְחֻקַּ֣תtostatutePreposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 3:17חֻקַּ֤תtostatuteNoun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 7:36חֻקַּ֥תtoportionNoun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 26:5
Aligned rows104
Books represented14
Genesis1Exodus7Leviticus26Numbers14Deuteronomy82 Samuel11 Kings82 Kings52 Chronicles1Job1Psalms3Jeremiah6Ezekiel22Micah1
Source forms
חֻקַּ֥ת9xḥuq·qaṯExodus 12:14, Exodus 12:17, Exodus 28:43, Leviticus 7:36
חֻקַּ֤ת7xḥuq·qaṯExodus 27:21, Leviticus 3:17, Leviticus 23:14, Leviticus 23:31
חֻקֹּתַי֙5xḥuq·qō·ṯayLeviticus 18:5, Leviticus 18:26, Leviticus 19:37, Leviticus 20:22
לְחֻקַּ֣ת5xlə·ḥuq·qaṯExodus 29:9, Leviticus 16:29, Leviticus 16:34, Numbers 19:21
חֻקּ֥וֹת4xḥuq·qō·wṯJeremiah 5:24, Jeremiah 10:3, Ezekiel 44:5, Ezekiel 46:14
וְחֻקֹּתָ֔יו3xwə·ḥuq·qō·ṯāwDeuteronomy 8:11, Deuteronomy 28:15, Deuteronomy 30:10
וְחֻקֹּתָ֖יו3xwə·ḥuq·qō·ṯāwDeuteronomy 28:45, Deuteronomy 30:16, 2 Samuel 22:23
חֻקּ֣וֹת3xḥuq·qō·wṯJob 38:33, Ezekiel 43:18, Micah 6:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular21xGenesis 26:5, Leviticus 18:4, Leviticus 18:5, Leviticus 18:26
Noun - feminine singular construct20xExodus 12:14, Exodus 12:17, Exodus 12:43, Exodus 27:21
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular10xLeviticus 26:3, Leviticus 26:15, 1 Kings 6:12, Ezekiel 5:7
Noun - feminine plural construct9xJob 38:33, Jeremiah 5:24, Jeremiah 10:3, Jeremiah 31:35
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular8xDeuteronomy 8:11, Deuteronomy 11:1, Deuteronomy 28:15, Deuteronomy 28:45
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct8xExodus 29:9, Leviticus 16:29, Leviticus 16:34, Numbers 10:8
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular7xNumbers 9:3, Deuteronomy 6:2, Deuteronomy 10:13, 1 Kings 2:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular6x1 Kings 11:11, 1 Kings 11:33, 1 Kings 11:34, Ezekiel 5:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Divinely prescribed and fixed ordinance or boundary, establishing order through immutable decree rather than mere custom
Source Gloss
appointed, custom, manner, ordinance, site, statute.
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Divinely prescribed and fixed ordinance or boundary, establishing order through immutable decree rather than mere custom
BDB: something prescribed Usage: appointed, custom, manner, ordinance, site, statute.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Prescribed ordinance or regulation to be observed perpetually by the community
Divine laws and ordinances appointed for Israel to keep and live by
Prescribed commandments and regulations given by God for observance
Fixed laws of nature established by God governing celestial bodies and seasons
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Word Origins
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