HEBREW

חָקַק H2710

châqaq · pronounced khaw-kak'

Definition

properly, to hack, i.e. engrave (Judges 5:14, to be a scribe simply); by implication, to enact (laws being cut in stone or metal tablets in primitive times) or (gen.) prescribe

Derivation

a primitive root;

King James Version Usage

appoint, decree, governor, grave, lawgiver, note, pourtray, print, set.