Strong's Hebrew · H2708
H2708 chuqqâh
חֻקָּה
khook-kaw'
statute
Looking for Greek G2708 katachéō? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H2708. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
chuqqâh appears 104 times in Scripture, including Genesis 26:5 and Exodus 12:14. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
In the King James Version
appointed, custom, manner, ordinance, site, statute.
Derivation
feminine of H2706 (חֹק), and meaning substantially the same
Appears 104 times in Scripture
“Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants.”
“And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: No foreigner is to eat of it.”
“Wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons.”
“This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.””
“because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.””
“And this day will be a memorial for you, and you are to celebrate it as a feast to the LORD, as a permanent statute for the generations to come.”
““You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come.”
“So you are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your divisions out of the land of Egypt. You must keep this day as a permanent statute for the generations to come.”
“Therefore you shall keep this statute at the appointed time year after year.”
“On the day they were anointed, the LORD commanded that this be given them by the sons of Israel. It is a permanent portion for the generations to come.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
