Leviticus 16:31:7Lev.16.31.W7TAB
חֻקַּ֖ת
khookat
“a statute”
- Transliteration
- khoo-KAT
- Extended
- khoo-KAHT
- IPA
- /ħuˈkat/
Meaning by language
- English
- a statute
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khoo-KAT
- clause
khoo-KAT o-LAM
- sentence
sha-BAT sha-ba-TON HI la-KHEM ve-i-ni-TEM et-naf-sho-TEI-khem khoo-KAT o-LAM
Exegesis
The construct phrase chukat olam {חֻקַּת עוֹלָם | ḥuqqaṯ ʿôlām} ‘statute forever’ expresses an indefinite, ongoing obligation. A semicolon in English preserves the Hebrew’s parallel clauses and highlights the dual requirements of rest and affliction.
Root and etymology
ḥ-q-qḥet-qof-qof
“to inscribe, decree”
In context — Leviticus 16:31
It is a sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall afflict your souls; it is an everlasting statute.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:31:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 16:31, so the Hebrew word חֻקַּ֖ת (khookat) 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 Lev.16.31.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.31.W7.S1) and character.