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Hebrew wordlink #306491

OSHB Jer 5:22 חָק (ḩāq) Strongs=2706 Lemma=‘חֹק’
contextual word gloss=‘a_decree_of’ word gloss=‘barrier_of’
Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct
Year=-612 TimeSeries=Prophecies_of_Jeremiah

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Other uses (4) of identical word form חָק (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘חָק’ (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) has 2 different glosses: ‘a_decree_of’, ‘a_prescribed_portion_of’.

EXO 30:21 contextual word gloss=‘a_decree_of’ word gloss=‘regulation_of’ OSHB EXO 30:21 word 8

OET-LV: 21 And_they _will _wash hands _of_their and_their _of_feet and_not they _will _die and_it _will _be to/for_them a _decree _of perpetuity to_him/it and_for_his _of_offspring to_their _of_generations. (EXO_30:21)

OET-RV: 21 they must wash their hands and feet so they won’t die. This will be a rule for them and for all their descendants throughout the generations. (EXO 30:21)

LEV 6:11 contextual word gloss=‘a_prescribed_portion_of’ word gloss=‘due_of’ OSHB LEV 6:11 word 6

OET-LV: 11  every _of male among_the _sons _of ʼAhₐron he_will _eat _it a _prescribed _portion _of perpetuity to_your(pl)_of_generations from_the _fire _offerings _of YHWH every one_who he _will _touch (is)_in_them he _will _be _holy. (LEV_6:11)

OET-RV: 11 After that, he’ll get changed again into his regular clothes and take those ashes outside the camp to a ‘clean’ place. (LEV 6:11)

LEV 6:15 contextual word gloss=‘a_prescribed_portion_of’ word gloss=‘due_of’ OSHB LEV 6:15 word 7

OET-LV: 15  and_the_priest (the)_anointed in_place _of _him one_of_his _sons he _will _offer DOM_her/it a _prescribed _portion _of perpetuity to/for_YHWH a _whole _offering it _will _be _made _to _smoke. (LEV_6:15)

OET-RV: 15 The priest must take a handful of the flour from that grain offering, being sure it includes some of the oil and the incense, and burn it on the altar as a memorial portion to become a pleasing aroma for Yahweh. (LEV 6:15)

LEV 24:9 contextual word gloss=‘a_prescribed_portion_of’ word gloss=‘rule_of’ OSHB LEV 24:9 word 14

OET-LV: 9 And_it _will _belong to_ʼAhₐron and_to_his _of_sons and_they_will _eat _it in_a _place holy if/because is_a _holy _thing _of holy _things it to_him/it from_the _fire _offerings _of YHWH a _prescribed _portion _of perpetuity. (LEV_24:9)

OET-RV: 9 ◙ (LEV 24:9)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘חֹק’’ have 3 different glosses: ‘a_decree’, ‘a_decree_of’, ‘a_prescribed_portion_of’.