tablets 02710 ## chaqaq {khaw-kak'} ; a primitive root ; properly , to hack , i . e . engrave (Judges 5 : 14 , to be a scribe simply) ; by implication , to enact (laws being cut in stone or metal {tablets} in primitive times) or (gen .) prescribe : -- appoint , decree , governor , grave , lawgiver , note , pourtray , print , set .