Khok (חוק) means law in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חֹק
khok
noun · masculine
In English
law
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Khok.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראהוראה קבועה. אמירה, בכתב או בדיבור, המחייבת קבוצה מוגדרת או את הציבור כולו לנהוג על פיה; גבול המותר. לרוב ללא טעם הגיוני.
וַיָּשֶׂם אֹתָהּ יוֹסֵף לְחֹק עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה עַל אַדְמַת מִצְרַיִם לְפַרְעֹה לַחֹמֶשׁ
- 2בהשאלהכלל החוקים.
וַיִּכְרֹת יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בְּרִית לָעָם בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא וַיָּשֶׂם לוֹ חֹק וּמִשְׁפָּט בִּשְׁכֶם
- 3עממי, מדעדרך קבועה של משהו.
- 4מנה קצובה, גבול.
בְּשׂוּמוֹ לַיָּם חֻקּוֹ וּמַיִם לֹא יַעַבְרוּ פִיו, בְּחוּקוֹ מוֹסְדֵי אָרֶץ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khok is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֹק
- Written without vowel points
- חוק
- Said
- khok
- Root
- ח־ק־ק
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Plural
- חֻקִּים
- Inflections
- ר' חֻקִּים, ס"ר חֻקֵּי־
- Gematria
- 114
This is how Khok is said in other languages.
- English
- law
These words rhyme with Khok.
The word Khok is part of these phrases and sayings.
- לחם חק
- חוק המספרים הגדולים
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The word Khok comes from the root ח־ק־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Khok in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khok.
What does Khok (חוק) mean in Hebrew?
Khok (חוק) means law. It is said khok, with the stress on khok.
What rhymes with Khok (חוק)?
Words that rhyme with Khok (חוק) include מתוק, דוק, שוק, תינוק, ירוק, and צחוק.
Is Khok (חוק) masculine or feminine?
The word Khok (חוק) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חֻקִּים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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