נחקק

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־ק־ק‎

From the root ח־ק־ק‎ (kh-q-q) in the nif'al binyan.

Verb

נֶחְקַק • (nékh'kák) (nif'al construction, active counterpart חָקַק‎)

To be legislated: to be created through legislation.
To be engraved, etched: to be carved (text or symbols) into something.

Related terms

(noun) חוֹק \ חֹק‎ (“law, statue; rule”)
(transitive) חָקַק‎ (“to legislate; to engrave, to etch; to ingrain, imprint”)
(transitive) חוֹקֵק‎ (“to legislate; flowery: to engrave, etch; flowery: to ingrain, imprint”)
(intransitive) חוקק \ חֻקַק‎ (“to be legislated”)

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