1 Chronicles 16:17:31 Chr.16.17.W3TAB
לְחֹ֔ק
lekhok
“as a statute”
- Transliteration
- le-KHOK
- Extended
- leh-KHOHK
- IPA
- /ləˈħoq/
Meaning by language
- English
- as a statute
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
le-KHOK
- sentence
va-ya-a-MI-de-ha le-ya-a-KOV le-KHOK le-yis-ra-EL be-RIT o-LAM
Exegesis
The phrase le-chok {לְחֹ֔ק | lə-ḥōq} ‘as a statute’ assigns legal status, while the construct chain berit olam {בְּרִ֥ית עוֹלָֽם | bə-rît ʿôlām} ‘covenant everlasting’ underscores perpetual obligation. The English translation shifts to subject-verb-object order for clarity, preserving the sequence of divine action, recipients, and covenant terms.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–qof–qof
“to engrave, decree”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:17
And He established it for Jacob as a statute, for Israel as an everlasting covenant .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 16:17, so the Hebrew word לְחֹ֔ק (lekhok) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.16.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.17.W3.S1) and character.