H2707 חָקָה châqâh → Root
7 languagesRoot of the חקה châqâh family (1 member).
To carve or engrave, particularly by incising lines; more generally, to enact by engraving or inscribing, especially in the context of boundaries, statutes, or images. The term includes both literal physical carving (such as images, inscriptions, or boundary markers) and metaphorical extension to setting something as fixed or established, often by official decree.
Etymology
From the root חקה, which relates fundamentally to cutting or incising. Derived from the sense of making a mark or line by carving, the word extends metaphorically to describe the act of fixing something in a permanent manner, much as laws or statutes are made enduring by being carved into stone or metal. Root meaning is 'to carve, cut, inscribe.'
Reflexes · not yet grouped by proto-form
| Language | Word | Meaning | Segmentation | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chokwe | kaka | to scratch, scrape | -kak- | |
| Kikongo | kaka | to scratch, engrave, incise, mark with a sharp instrument | k-k | |
| Kimbundu | kaka | to scratch | -kak- | |
| Lingala | kaka | to scratch, scrape, mark | -kak- | |
| Lunda | kaka | to scratch, scrape | -kak- | |
| Luvale | kaka | to scratch, scrape | -kak- | |
| Umbundu | kaka | to scratch | -kak- |