Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to engrave
Usage: 1) to cut, carve, cut in 1a) (Pual) carved (participle) 1b) (Hithpael) to engrave, cut a limit
Strong's Number
H2707
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
4
Books
3
Strong's H2707 Quick Answer
Strong's H2707 חָקָה (chaqah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. chaqah (khaw-kaw') v. 1. to carve 2. (by implication) to delineate It has 4 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include carved and also. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- chaqah (khaw-kaw') v. 1. to carve 2. (by implication) to delineate
- Usage
- 4 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- carved and also
Meaning and Definition
chaqah (khaw-kaw') v. 1. to carve 2. (by implication) to delineate 3. also to entrench [a primitive root] KJV: carved work, portrayed, set a print.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2707. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2707 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render chaqah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
also
Job 13:27
carved
1 Kings 6:35
How Strong's H2707 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 4 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2707 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H2707 in the Old Testament
4 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
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.
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.
Usage Excerpts
First 4 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2707.
And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
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.
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.
And that she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion,
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2707, grouped by book.
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H2707 FAQ
What does chaqah (חָקָה) mean?
Chaqah (Strong's H2707) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "carve". chaqah (khaw-kaw') v. 1. to carve 2. (by implication) to delineate
How many times is chaqah (חָקָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 4 linked usages for Strong's H2707 across 3 books.
Where can I study chaqah (חָקָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2707 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate chaqah (חָקָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as carved and also. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.