חָקַק (b. h.; cmp. חוּק) to draw a circle, to limit; 1) (denom. of חֹק) to legislate. Y. Kil. I, 27ᵇ top, a. e. שחָקַקְתִּי, v. חוֹק. Num. R. s. 19, beg., v. חוּקָּה; a. fr. —2) to hollow out, to shape a receptacle. Y. Bets. I, 60ᵇ bot. קערה שחֲקָקָהּ קוף a dish which an ape has hollowed out.—Part. pass. חָקוּק, f. חֲקוּקָה. Tosef. B. Bath. III, 1; B. Bath. 65ᵇ, a. e. מכתשת הח׳ the mortar which has been hollowed out (of stone &c.), opp. הקבועה stationary in the ground. —3) to engrave, write with the stilus. Tanḥ. Ki Thissa 14, v. הָרַט. Gitt. 20ᵃ וכתב ולא וח׳ ‘he writes’ (Deut. XXIV, 1) but not ‘he engraves’ (on tablets &c.). Ib. חָק תוכות he chisels out the surroundings (making the letters come out in relief); חק יריכות he digs the sides, i.e. he engraves the letters. Gen. R. s. 68; s. 78 שאיקונין שלך חֲקוּקָה וכ׳ whose picture is engraven above (in the heavenly throne). Y. Yoma IV, beg. 41ᵇ חֲקוּקִים היו the inscriptions were engraven (not written with ink). Y. Ned. VI, 40ᵃ top מפני צלמי … שחקוקים וכ׳ on account of the Chaldean images which were engraven on the walls (Ez. XXIII, 14); a. e.
Nif. - נֶחְקַק to be hollowed out. Y. Erub. II, 20ᵃ top אם תֵּיחָקֵק if the block be hollowed out. Sot. 36ᵇ שיֵחָקֵק על וכ׳ (not שיחקוק) to have his name engraven on the jewels &c.; a. e.