חקי, חָקָה , Pi. חִיקָּה (b. h.; denom. of חֹק) 1) to draw circles, to survey. Gen. R. s. 39, end (ref. to Gen. XII, 9) מְהַקֶּה והולך וכ׳ surveying as he went along, with the direction towards the Temple. —2) to imitate a person’s customs, to follow a person’s footsteps. Sifra K’dosh. beg. (ref. to Lev. XIX, 2) פמליא של מלך מה עליה להיות מְחַקָּה למלך Rab. (ed. פ׳ למלך ומה וכ׳) what is the duty of the King’s retinue?—To follow in the wake of the King; (Yalk. Lev. 604 מְחַכָּה). Ḥull. II, 9 שלא יְחַקֶּה וכ׳ that he may not appear to imitate the customs of the heretics.
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חקי , חָקָה , Pi . חִיקָּה (b. h.; denom. of חֹק ) 1) to draw circles, to survey . Gen. R. s. 39 , end (ref. to Gen. XII, 9 ) מְהַקֶּה והולך וכ׳…
References
- Jastrow, חֹק 1
- Bereishit Rabbah 39
- Genesis 12:9
- Leviticus 19:2
- Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 604:2
- Mishnah Chullin 2:9