Lexical Definition

‎יָכַח‎ yâkach (yaw-kahh') to rebuke ^H:V
a primitive root

appoint, argue, chasten, convince, correct(-ion), daysman, dispute, judge, maintain, plead, reason (together), rebuke, reprove(-r), surely, in any wise.

• to be right (i.e. correct)
• reciprocal, to argue
• causatively, to decide, justify or convict

1) to prove, decide, judge, rebuke, reprove, correct, be right
1a) (Hiphil)
1a1) to decide, judge
1a2) to adjudge, appoint
1a3) to show to be right, prove
1a4) to convince, convict
1a5) to reprove, chide
1a6) to correct, rebuke
1b) (Hophal) to be chastened
1c) (Niphal) to reason, reason together
1d) (Hithp) to argue

See Greek: ἀληθεύω · βλασφημέω · ἔλεγχος · ἔλεγχος · ἐλέγχω · ἐξελέγχω · ἑτοιμάζω · ὀνειδίζω · παιδεύω

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[‎יָכַח‎] verb Hiph`il decide, adjudge, prove, (Late Hebrew Pi`el ‎וִכַּח‎ argue with (‎עם‎), compare Hithpa`el, Hiph`il prove, correct; Aramaic Pa ‎וַכַּח‎ Aph`el ‎אוֺכַח‎, id.) —

Hiph`il Perfect ‎הוֺכִיחַ‎ Isa 2:4 + 5 t.; ‎הֹכִיחַ‎ Gen 24:44 ‎הוֺכִחַ‎ Gen 21:25 2 masculine singular ‎חֹכַחְתָּ‎ Gen 24:14 1 singular suffix ‎הוֺכַחְתִּיו‎ 2Sam 7:14 Imperfect ‎יוֺכִיחַ‎ Isa 11:3 + 5 t.; ‎יוֺכַח‎ Hos 4:4 + 4 t.; ‎יוֺכָ֑ח‎ 1Chr 12:17* suffix ‎יוֺכִיחֵנִי‎ Ps 141:5 + 12 t. Imperfect; Imperative ‎הוֺכַח‎ Prov 9:8 Infinitive absolute ‎הוֺכֵחַ‎ Lev 19:17 + 5 t.; construct ‎הוֺכִיחַ‎ Hab 1:12 ‎הַלְהוֺכַח‎ Job 6:26 Participle ‎מוֺכִיחַ‎ Ezek 3:26 + 8 t.; plural ‎מוֺכִיחִים‎ Prov 24:25 —

1. decide, judge, absolute Gen 31:42 (E), 1Chr 12:17*; Isa 11:3; Ps 94:10 with ‎לְ‎ decide for Isa 2:4 = Mic 4:3; Isa 11:4 with ‎בּין‎, Gen 31:37 (E), Job 9:33 ‎לְגֶבֶר עִם אֱלוֺהַּ‎ Job 16:21.

2. adjudge, appoint, with ‎לְ‎, Gen 24:14; Gen 24:44 (J).

3. shew to be right, prove, with accusative of thing and ‎על‎ person against Job 19:5 with ‎אל‎ person unto Job 13:15 so argue before vJob 13:3, and (absolute) Job 15:3.

4. convince, convict, with accusative of person Ps 50:21 ‎בּ‎ person Prov 30:6 with ‎לְ‎ person Job 32:12.

5. reprove, chide:
a. of God, with accusative of person Job 22:4; Ps 50:8; Ps 105:14 = 1Chr 16:21 with ‎בּ‎ object 2Kgs 19:4 = Isa 37:4.
b. of man, absolute Hos 4:4; Ezek 3:26; Job 6:25 (twice in verse); Prov 24:25; Prov 25:12 ‎מוֺכִיחַ בַּשַּׁעַר‎ Amos 5:10; Isa 29:21 with accusative of person Gen 21:25 (E), Lev 19:17 (twice in verse) (H), Prov 9:8; Prov 28:23; Jer 2:19 ‎מוֺכִיחַ אֱלוהַּ‎ Job 40:2 accusative of thing Job 6:26 with ‎לְ‎, Prov 9:7; Prov 9:8; Prov 15:12; Prov 19:25.

6. correct, rebuke, of God, absolute Hab 1:12 with accusative of person Ps 141:5; Job 13:10 (twice in verse); ‎בְּשֵׁבֶט‎ 2Sam 7:14 happy the man whom God corrects Job 5:17 for God loves him Prov 3:12 God is entreated not to correct in anger Ps 6:2*; Ps 38:2*. Hoph`al Perfect ‎וְהוּכַח בְּמַכְאוֺב‎ he is chastened also with pain Job 33:19. Niph`al Imperfect ‎לְכוּנָֿא וְנִוָָּֽכְחָה‎ Isa 1:18 come now and let us reason together; Participle ‎שָׁם יָשָׁר נוֺכָח‎ ‎עִמּוֺ‎ Job 23:7 there an upright man might reason with him; feminine (passive) ‎וְנֹכָ֑חַת‎ Gen 20:16 (E), but Di SS read ‎וְנֹכַחַתְּ‎ 2 feminine singular Perfect and thou art set right, righted, justified. Hithpa`el Imperfect ‎עִםוִֿשְׂרָאֵל יִתְוַכָּח‎ Mic 6:2 with Israel he will argue (|| ‎עִם‎ ‎׳‎‎רִיב לי‎).

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