Strong H2707חָקָה

to engrave

Transliteration
châqâh
Pronunciation
khaw-kaw'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root; to carve; by implication to delineate; also to intrench: - carved {work} {portrayed} set a print.

Detailed definition

1) to cut, carve, cut in
1a) (Pual) carved (participle)
1b) (Hithpael) to engrave, cut a limit

In the Bible

Strong H2707 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • pourtrayed2
  • print1
  • work1

First verses

  1. 1 Kings 6:35
    And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
  2. Job 13:27
    Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.
  3. Ezekiel 8:10
    So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about.
  4. Ezekiel 23:14
    And that she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion,
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