חֹק

n.m. Mi 7:11 something prescribed, a statute or due;—ח׳ Gn 47:22 + 22 times; חָק־ Ex 30:21 + 14 times; sf. חֻקִּי Pr 30:8 + 3 times; חָקְךָ Lv 10:13, 14 etc. + 4 times sfs.; pl. חֻקִּים Dt 4:5 + 31 times; cstr. חֻקֵּי Ex 18:16; חוּקֵּ֯י Ez 20:18; also חִקֲקֵי Ju 5:15; Is 10:1 (Ges§ 93, 1 R 7); חֻקָּו֯ Jb 14:5 etc. + 44 times sfs.— prescribed task, assigned to Isr. in Egypt Ex 5:14 (E). prescribed portion, or allowance of food Gn 47:22(×2) (J); Pr 30:8; 31:15; Ez 16:27; מחקי Jb 23:12 (RV; בְּחֵקִי in my bosom). action prescribed for oneself, resolve: חִקֲקֵי לֵב Ju 5:15 resolves of mind ‖ חִקְרֵי לֵב v 16. prescribed due of the priests from offerings Lv 6:11; 10:13(×2), 14(×2) (P); due of י׳ Lv 6:15 (P); לח׳ עולם Ex 29:28; Lv 7:34; 10:15; Nu 18:8, 11, 19 (all P), Lv 24:9 (H); portion of oil for the תּרומה Ez 45:14. prescribed limit, boundary: of sea Je 5:22; Pr 8:29; 30:8; waters Jb 26:10; heavens ψ 148:6; land of Israel Mi 7:11; of time Jb 14:5, 13; so פָּֽעֲרָה פִיהָ לִבְלִי חֹ֑ק Is 5:14 She’ôl openeth wide her mouth, without limit. enactment, decree, ordinance of either God or man: specific decree: law of fifth in Egypt Gn 47:26 (J); of passover Ex 12:24 (J); lament for Jephthah’s daughter Ju 11:39; for Josiah 2 Ch 35:25; חק ומשׁפט Ex 15:25; Jos 24:25 (both E), 1 S 30:25; חק עולם Ex 30:21; ‖ עֵדוּת, מִשְׁפָּט ψ 81:5, 6 (law of a festival). of י׳ in nature Jb 28:26. respecting Mess. king ψ 2:7; day of י׳ Zp 2:2 MT, but on text v. We and טֶרֶם (p. 382); covenant with Jacob ψ 105:10 = 1 Ch 16:17; destiny of man Jb 23:14. law in general עלי חק according to law, right ψ 94:20 (others against law); לַמֵּד ח׳ ומשׁפט Ezr 7:10; ‖ בּרית and תורות Is 24:5; ‖ עדות ψ 99:7. pl. חֻקִּים enactments, statutes of a law: of י׳ in nature Je 31:36. of the prophets Zc 1:6. conditions of deed of purchase Je 32:11. enactments ‖ מִשְׁפָּטִים: ancestral Ez 20:18; given by God as punishment for disobedience 20:25. decrees of unjust judges חִקֲקֵי־אָוֶן Is 10:1. civil enactments prescribed by God: חֻקֵּי האלהים Ex 18:16 (E; ‖ תּוֹרֹתָיו), v 20 (E; ‖ id.) elsewhere of prescriptions of the several codes of Hex: Lv 10:11; Nu 30:17 (P), Dt 4:6; 6:24; 16:12 ψ 119:5 + 20 times, Mal 3:7; ‖ תּוֹרַת י׳ Am 2:4; ח׳ ותורות ψ 105:45; דברי הת׳ והח׳ Dt 17:19; ‖ ברית ψ 50:16; ח׳ וברית ועדות 2 K 17:15; usually either ‖ משׁפטים Dt 4:1, 5, 8, 14; 5:1; 11:32; 12:1; 26:16, 1 K 9:4 = 2 Ch 7:17, 1 Ch 22:13; Ez 11:12; 36:27, or else ח׳ ומשׁפטים combined with others synon. (usually preceding): e.g. דבר(ים) ψ 147:19; תורה 2 Ch 33:8; Mal 3:22; מצוה Dt 5:28; 6:1; 7:11; מצות Ne 1:7; 1 K 8:58; מצוה, תורה 2 Ch 19:10; עֵדֹת Dt 4:45; 6:20; sometimes foll.: e.g. תורות Lv 26:46; מצוה, תורה 2 K 17:37; or in different order, e.g. מ׳ ותורות ח׳ ומצות Ne 9:13; מצות ומ׳ וח׳ Ne 10:30; ח׳ ומצות ומ׳ Dt 26:17. Apart from משׁפטים it is combined with מצות, e.g. מ׳ וח׳ Ex 15:26 (R), Dt 27:10; ח׳ ומ׳ Dt 4:40; 1 K 3:14; 8:61; מ׳ וח׳ ותורה Ne 9:14; מ׳ ועדות וח׳ Dt 6:17; 1 Ch 29:19; 2 Ch 34:31; דברי מ׳ וח׳ Ezr 7:11; it is used c. vbs.: נתן Lv 26:46 + 3 times; צוּה Nu 30:17 + 9 times; למּד Dt 4:1 + 10 times; שׁמר Dt 26:17 + 16 times; עשׂה Dt 6:24 + 5 times; שׁמר לעשׂות Dt 11:32 + 4 times; הלך בְּ 1 K 8:61 + 3 times—[On usage of חֹק v. חֻקָּה ad fin.]