חוק

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חוק

/χok/ Modern Israeli

Rhymes with -ok

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From the root ח־ק־ק (kh-k-k), associated with חָקַק (khakák, “to engrave, to etch; to ingrain, imprint”). Compare Ge'ez ሕግ (ḥəgg, “law”), Classical Syriac ܚܘܩܐ (ḥuqqā, “rule”) Arabic حَقّ (ḥaqq, “right”), Tigrinya ሓቂ፟ (ḥaḳḳi, “truth”).

noun חֹק · khók · חוקים · חֻקִּים · חוקי־ · חֻקֵּי־

masculine law, statute ראש הממשלה בנימין נתניהו התראיין היום (שלישי) בשתי תחנות רדיו בניגוד לחוק הבחירות.
masculine rule
Judaism, masculine chok, a Jewish religious rule which doesn't have a rational explanation

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {חוק},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%95%D7%A7},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}