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חֻקָּה
chuqqâh · Hebrew · Strong's H2708 · 105 occurrences
The KJV renders 9 different Hebrew and Greek words as “manner”
What it means
{an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)}
feminine of H2706 (חֹק), and meaning substantially the same
How the KJV renders it
appointed, custom, manner, ordinance, site, statute
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“manner”
“custom”
“ordinance”
“statute”
also renders piqqûwd (H6490), qᵉyâm (H7010)
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Where it appears
105 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 29:19 · HC/Ncbpc/Sp2ms
and give to Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep your commandments, your testimonies, and your statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for which I have made provision.”
1 Kings 2:3 · HNcbpc/Sp3ms
and keep the instruction of Yahweh your God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, his commandments, his ordinances, and his testimonies, according to that which is written in the law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn yourself.
1 Kings 3:3 · HR/Ncbpc
Solomon loved Yahweh, walking in the statutes of David his father, except that he sacrificed and burned incense in the high places.
1 Kings 6:12 · HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cs
“Concerning this house which you are building, if you will walk in my statutes, and execute my ordinances, and keep all my commandments to walk in them, then I will establish my word with you, which I spoke to David your father.
1 Kings 9:6 · HNcbpc/Sp1cs
But if you turn away from following me, you or your children, and not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods and worship them,
1 Kings 11:11 · HC/Ncbpc/Sp1cs
Therefore Yahweh said to Solomon, “Because this is done by you, and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you, and will give it to your servant.
1 Kings 11:33 HC/Ncbpc/Sp1cs1 Kings 11:34 HC/Ncbpc/Sp1cs1 Kings 11:38 HNcbpc/Sp1cs2 Chronicles 7:19 HNcbpc/Sp1cs2 Kings 17:8 HR/Ncbpc2 Kings 17:13 HNcbpc/Sp1cs2 Kings 17:19 HR/Ncbpc2 Kings 17:34 HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp2 Kings 23:3 HNcbpc/Sp3ms2 Samuel 22:23 HC/Ncbpc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 6:2 HNcbpc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 8:11 HC/Ncbpc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 10:13 HNcbpc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 11:1 HC/Ncbpc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 28:15 HC/Ncbpc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 28:45 HC/Ncbpc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 30:10 HC/Ncbpc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 30:16 HC/Ncbpc/Sp3msExodus 12:14 HNcbscExodus 12:17 HNcbscExodus 12:43 HNcbscExodus 13:10 HTd/NcbsaExodus 27:21 HNcbscExodus 28:43 HNcbscExodus 29:9 HR/NcbscEzekiel 5:6 HC/Ncbpc/Sp1csEzekiel 5:7 HR/Ncbpc/Sp1csEzekiel 11:20 HR/Ncbpc/Sp1csEzekiel 18:9 HR/Ncbpc/Sp1csEzekiel 18:17 HR/Ncbpc/Sp1csEzekiel 18:19 HNcbpc/Sp1csEzekiel 18:21 HNcbpc/Sp1csEzekiel 20:11 HNcbpc/Sp1csEzekiel 20:13 HR/Ncbpc/Sp1csEzekiel 20:16 HNcbpc/Sp1csEzekiel 20:19 HR/Ncbpc/Sp1csEzekiel 20:21 HR/Ncbpc/Sp1csEzekiel 20:24 HC/Ncbpc/Sp1csEzekiel 33:15 HR/NcbpcEzekiel 37:24 HC/Ncbpc/Sp1csEzekiel 43:11 HNcbpc/Sp3msEzekiel 43:18 HNcbpcEzekiel 44:5 HNcbpcEzekiel 44:24 HNcbpc/Sp1csEzekiel 46:14 HNcbpcGenesis 26:5 HNcbpc/Sp1csJeremiah 5:24 HNcbpcJeremiah 10:3 HNcbpcJeremiah 31:35 HNcbpcJeremiah 33:25 HNcbpcJeremiah 44:10 HC/R/Ncbpc/Sp1csJeremiah 44:23 HC/R/Ncbpc/Sp3msJob 38:33 HNcbpcLeviticus 3:17 HNcbsc
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.