What does חֻקָּה · νόμος mean in the Bible?
חֻקָּה · νόμος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a fixed statute, boundary, or established order".
Hebrew · H2708, G3551
חֹק
Appointed, custom, manner, ordinance, site, statute. · law
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חֻקָּה H2708 appointed, custom, manner, ordinance, site, statute.
Pronunciation ḥûqāh
Divinely prescribed and fixed ordinance or boundary, establishing order through immutable decree rather than mere custom
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νόμος G3551 law
Pronunciation nómos
Encompasses both the Mosaic law and any binding principle or force impelling moral action
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What does חֹק (choq) mean in the Bible?
חֻקָּה · νόμος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a fixed statute, boundary, or established order".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2708, G3551?
H2708, G3551 is connected to 105 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a fixed statute, boundary, or established order
Strong's H2708, G3551
Lexical occurrences 105 verses Source Gloss
a fixed statute, boundary, or established order
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חֹק is built from this root:
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