Qal וְחַקּוֺתָ֫ Ezekiel 4:1; suffix חַקֹּתִיךְ Isaiah 49:16; Infinitive suffix בְּחֻקּוֺ Proverbs 8:27; בְּחוּקוֺ Proverbs 8:29 (assimilated to בְּשׂוּמוֺ); חֻקָּהּ Isaiah 30:8; Participle חֹקְקִי Isaiah 22:16 (archaic case ending Ges^{§ 90}. 3 a); plural חֹקְקִים Isaiah 10:1; construct חוֺקְקֵי Judges 5:9 (possibly Po`el = מחוקקי with מְ omitted, see Ges^{§ 52} (2), note 6); Participle Pass. plural חֲקֻקִֿים Ezekiel 23:14 (Co חקוקים); —

1 cut in, with בְּ, Isaiah 22:16, of a dwelling-place = tomb, in a rock.

2 cut in or on, upon, engrave, inscribe, with על on roll of a book Isaiah 30:8; representation of city on brick (as in Babylonia) Ezekiel 4:1; images on a wall Ezekiel 23:14; figurative of Zion's walls on palms of ׳י Isaiah 49:16.

3 trace, mark out, a circle, with על over the face of deep Proverbs 8:27; with accusative, foundations of earth Proverbs 8:29.

4 of a law, engrave, inscribe (on a tablet), figurative for enact, decree חקקים חקקי און Isaiah 10:1 ("" כתב עמל); חוֺקקֵי ישׂראל poetic = commanders (see Po`el) Judges 5:9 ("" מחקקים Judges 5:14).

Po`el Imperfect יְחוֺקְקוּ Proverbs 8:15; Participle מְחֹקֵק Genesis 49:10; Numbers 21:18; Deuteronomy 33:21; suffix מְחֹקְקִי Psalm 60:9; Psalm 108:9; מְחֹקְקֵנוּ Isaiah 33:22; plural מְחֹקְקִים Judges 5:14; — inscribe (as a law), enact (poetry): with accusative צֶדֶק Proverbs 8:15 elsewhere participle

a. prescriber of laws, hence (as sovereign authority in a warlike clan) commander Deuteronomy 33:21 (of warlike tribe of Gad), Judges 5:14; Isaiah 33:22 (of ׳י; "" שֹׁפְטֵנוּ, מַלְכֵּנוּ).

b. commander's staff Genesis 49:10 ("" שֵׁבֶט), Numbers 21:18 (both poetry), Psalm 60:9 = Psalm 108:9.

Pu`al Participle מְחֻקָּק that which is decreed Proverbs 31:5 (late).

Hoph`al Imperfect יֻחָ֑קֿוּ Job 19:23 inscribed in (בְּ) a book.