A statute, ordinance, or prescribed decree — especially one established by God as permanent and binding. Derived from the root meaning 'to engrave' or 'to inscribe,' chuqqah carries the weight of something carved in stone, unalterable. It is used for God's permanent institutions: Passover, the Day of Atonement, and the Sabbath.
Chuqqah represents the permanence of God's will. These are not suggestions but engraved decrees. The word appears often with 'forever' (olam), emphasizing that God's moral and ceremonial laws reflect His unchanging character. While the New Covenant transforms how believers relate to these statutes, the principle remains: God's standards are eternal, carved into the fabric of reality itself.