Everlasting Statute, Immutable Law (חֹוק עוֹלָם, חֻוקַּת עוֹלָם)
Everlasting Statute, Immutable Law (חֹוק עוֹלָם, חֻוקַּת עוֹלָם)

Everlasting Statute, Immutable Law

A law that cannot be changed. A lasting teaching. Commandments that we have given to generations. In the question: All the fundamental laws.

("And it shall be to Aaron and his sons by a statute forever from the children of Israel, for it is a heave offering, and it shall be a heave offering from the children of Israel from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, their heave offering to the Lord" - Exodus 29:11, and so: "And this day shall be to you for a memorial, and you shall celebrate it as a feast to the Lord throughout your generations; you shall celebrate it as a statute forever" - Exodus 12:11)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

חֹוק עוֹלָם, חֻוקַּת עוֹלָם

Definition (Hebrew)

חֹוק שֶׁאֵין לְשַׁנּוֹת אוֹתוֹ. הוֹרָאָה נִצְחִית. מִצְווֹת שֶׁנָּתְנוּ לְדוֹרֵי דּוֹרוֹת. בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: כְּלָלֵי יְסוֹד.

("וְהָיָה לְאַהֲרֹן וּלְבָנָיו לְחָק עוֹלָם מֵאֵת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, כִּי תְרוּמָה הוּא וּתְרוּמָה יִהְיֶה מֵאֵת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִזִּבְחֵי שַׁלְמֵיהֶם תְּרוּמָתָם לַה'"- שְׁמוֹת כט כֹּחַ, וְכֵן:"וְהָיָה הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה לָכֶם לְזִכָּרוֹן וְחַגֹּתֶם אֹתוֹ חַג לַה' לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם חֻקַּת עוֹלָם תְּחָגֻּהוּ"- שְׁמוֹת יב יָד)

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