חֹק (ḥōq) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning something prescribed. It appears
128 times
in 25 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2706).
Also rendered
statute
decree
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 728a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 728a)something prescribed, a statute, due; prescribed task; prescribed-portion; action prescribed, resolve; prescribed due; prescribed limit, boundary; enactment, decree, ordinance; statutes; appointment, resolution; appointed, bound…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
חֹקnoun, masculine: something prescribed, a statute, due
1.prescribed task
2.prescribed-portion or allowance of food
3.action prescribed for oneself, resolve
4.prescribed due of the priest from offerings
5.prescribed limit, boundary
6.enactment, decree, ordinance of either God or man
7.plural חֻקִּים enactments, statutes of a law
Strong's H2706חֹק: an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage) KJV:appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, × necessary, ordinance(-nary), portion, set time, statute, task.
Strong's H2711חֵקֶק: an enactment, a resolution KJV:decree, thought.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 728: חָקַקḥāqaq — cut in, inscribe, decree; upon, engrave, trace, mark out; enact, prescriber, commander, commander’s staff; that which is decreed; inscribed; hack, be a scribe, cut, prescribe; appoint, governor, grave, lawgiver, note, pourtray…