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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חֻקָּה H2708
Pronunciation ḥûqāh
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 It statute 26× Exodus 12:14, Exodus 12:17, Exodus 13:10, Exodus 27:21
My statutes 25× Genesis 26:5, Leviticus 18:4, Leviticus 18:5, Leviticus 18:26
and statutes 7× Deuteronomy 8:11, Deuteronomy 28:15, Deuteronomy 28:45, Deuteronomy 30:10
His statutes 6× Deuteronomy 6:2, Deuteronomy 11:1, 2 Samuel 22:23, 1 Kings 2:3
the statutes 5× Leviticus 20:23, 2 Kings 17:34, 2 Chronicles 7:19, Ezekiel 44:5
in My statutes 4× 1 Kings 6:12, Ezekiel 5:7, Ezekiel 20:19, Ezekiel 20:21
its statutes 4× Numbers 9:3, Numbers 9:12, Ezekiel 43:11
is the statute 3× Exodus 12:43, Numbers 19:2, Numbers 31:21
statutes 3× Deuteronomy 10:13, Deuteronomy 30:16, Ezekiel 44:24
a statutory 2× Numbers 27:11, Numbers 35:29
in the statutes 2× 1 Kings 3:3, Ezekiel 33:15
[and] statutes 1× 1 Kings 9:6
[who] sets in order 1× Jeremiah 31:35
according to the customs 1× 2 Kings 17:19
against My statutes 1× Ezekiel 5:6
and My statutes 1× 1 Kings 11:11
and the fixed order 1× Jeremiah 33:25
are the statutes 1× Ezekiel 43:18
customs 1× Leviticus 18:30
in the customs 1× 2 Kings 17:8
in their customs 1× Leviticus 18:3
in Your statutes 1× Psalms 119:16
nor [kept] My statutes 1× 1 Kings 11:33
or the statutes 1× Jeremiah 44:10
portion 1× Leviticus 7:36
the appointed 1× Jeremiah 5:24
the customs 1× Jeremiah 10:3
the laws 1× Job 38:33
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 26:5 חֻקּוֹתַ֥י to My statutes Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular Exodus 12:14 חֻקַּ֥ת to statute Noun - feminine singular construct Exodus 12:17 חֻקַּ֥ת to statute Noun - feminine singular construct Exodus 12:43 חֻקַּ֣ת to is the statute Noun - feminine singular construct Exodus 13:10 הַחֻקָּ֥ה to statute Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 27:21 חֻקַּ֤ת to statute Noun - feminine singular construct Exodus 28:43 חֻקַּ֥ת to statute Noun - feminine singular construct Exodus 29:9 לְחֻקַּ֣ת to statute Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Leviticus 3:17 חֻקַּ֤ת to statute Noun - feminine singular construct Leviticus 7:36 חֻקַּ֥ת to portion Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 26:5
Aligned rows 104
Books represented 14
Genesis 1 Exodus 7 Leviticus 26 Numbers 14 Deuteronomy 8 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 8 2 Kings 5 2 Chronicles 1 Job 1 Psalms 3 Jeremiah 6 Ezekiel 22 Micah 1
Source forms
חֻקַּ֥ת 9x ḥuq·qaṯ Exodus 12:14, Exodus 12:17, Exodus 28:43, Leviticus 7:36
חֻקַּ֤ת 7x ḥuq·qaṯ Exodus 27:21, Leviticus 3:17, Leviticus 23:14, Leviticus 23:31
חֻקֹּתַי֙ 5x ḥuq·qō·ṯay Leviticus 18:5, Leviticus 18:26, Leviticus 19:37, Leviticus 20:22
לְחֻקַּ֣ת 5x lə·ḥuq·qaṯ Exodus 29:9, Leviticus 16:29, Leviticus 16:34, Numbers 19:21
חֻקּ֥וֹת 4x ḥuq·qō·wṯ Jeremiah 5:24, Jeremiah 10:3, Ezekiel 44:5, Ezekiel 46:14
וְחֻקֹּתָ֔יו 3x wə·ḥuq·qō·ṯāw Deuteronomy 8:11, Deuteronomy 28:15, Deuteronomy 30:10
וְחֻקֹּתָ֖יו 3x wə·ḥuq·qō·ṯāw Deuteronomy 28:45, Deuteronomy 30:16, 2 Samuel 22:23
חֻקּ֣וֹת 3x ḥuq·qō·wṯ Job 38:33, Ezekiel 43:18, Micah 6:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular 21x Genesis 26:5, Leviticus 18:4, Leviticus 18:5, Leviticus 18:26
Noun - feminine singular construct 20x Exodus 12:14, Exodus 12:17, Exodus 12:43, Exodus 27:21
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular 10x Leviticus 26:3, Leviticus 26:15, 1 Kings 6:12, Ezekiel 5:7
Noun - feminine plural construct 9x Job 38:33, Jeremiah 5:24, Jeremiah 10:3, Jeremiah 31:35
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 8x Deuteronomy 8:11, Deuteronomy 11:1, Deuteronomy 28:15, Deuteronomy 28:45
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct 8x Exodus 29:9, Leviticus 16:29, Leviticus 16:34, Numbers 10:8
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 7x Numbers 9:3, Deuteronomy 6:2, Deuteronomy 10:13, 1 Kings 2:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular 6x 1 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 definition Source: 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
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 105 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
חֻקָּה is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain