Bible Lexicons

יָכַח unused in Kal, prob. i.q. נָכַח to be in the front, in the forepart; hence figuratively, to be in the sunshine, to be clear, manifest, to appear, like the Arab. وجح [“i.q. وضح”] IV. to make clear, to demonstrate, to prove, see Hiphil.

Hiphil הוֹכִיחַ

(1) to argue, to shew, to prove anything (beweifen). Job 13:15, אַךְ־דְּרָבַי אֶל־פָּנָיו אוֹכִיחַ “yet my ways I will argue before him;” I will declare, I will defend. Job 19:5, “prove against me my reproach,” i.e. shew that I have acted basely.

(2) to argue down any one, to confute, to convict, Job 32:12. Followed by a dative, Proverbs 9:7, 15:12 19:25 absol. Ezekiel 3:26; Proverbs 25:12; Amos 5:10; Isaiah 29:21. Especially with the idea of censure; hence to reprove, to rebuke any one (verweifen). Job 6:25, מַה־יּוֹכִיחַ הוֹכֵחַ מִכֶּם “what does your reproving prove?” i.e. your censure Job 13:10, 40:2, מוֹכִיחַ אֱלוֹהַּ “reprover of God.” Genesis 21:25, והוֹכִיהַ אַבְרָהָם אֶת־אֲבִימֶלֶךְ “and Abraham reproved Abimelech;” also, more strongly, to upbraid, 2 Kings 19:4; Isaiah 37:4 and thus

(3) to correct by punishment, to punish; especially used of God dealing with men in discipline for their amendment, Job 5:17; Proverbs 3:12; Psalms 6:2, 38:2 94:10 105:14 141:5. In this sense it is often joined with יָסַר.

(4) to judge, to decide, syn. שָׁפַט Isaiah 11:3 followed by לְ Isaiah 2:4 also, to do justice to any one (like-דִּין, שָׁפַט), 11:4 followed by בֵּין: to be arbiter between- Genesis 31:37; Job 9:33 followed by a dat. to adjudge for any one, Genesis 24:14, 44 Genesis 24:44.

(5) to dispute, to altercate with any one; prop. to argue down, to try to convince (compare נִשְׁפַט, נָדוֹן, and Niphal); followed by an accus. Job 22:4 followed by אֶל Job 13:3 followed by לְ 16:21.

Hophal pass. of No. 3, Job 33:19.

Niphal נוֹכַח

(1) pass. of Hiph. No. 2, to be argued down, to be convicted. Genesis 20:16, וְנֹכָחַת “and she (Sarah) was convicted,” she had nothing by which she could excuse herself.

(2) recipr. to dispute with any one, Job 23:7; Isaiah 1:18.

Hithpael הִתְוַכַּח i.q. Niph. No. 2, Micah 6:2.

Derived nouns, תּוֹכֵחָה, תּוֹכַחַת.

אוֹכִֽיחַ׃ אוֹכִיחֲךָ֖ אוֹכִיחֶ֑ךָ אוכיח׃ אוכיחך הַלְהוֹכַ֣ח הֹכִ֥יחַ הֹכַ֙חְתָּ֙ הוֹכֵ֣חַ הוֹכֵ֣חַֽ הוֹכֵ֤חַ הוֹכַ֥ח הוכח הכחת הכיח הלהוכח וְֽיוֹכִיחֵ֗נִי וְהֹֽכַחְתִּיו֙ וְהוֹכִ֖יחַ וְהוֹכִ֙יחַ֙ וְהוֹכִ֛יחַ וְהוֹכִ֥חַ וְהוֹכִ֥יחַ וְהוֹכֵ֖חַ וְהוּכַ֣ח וְיוֹכִ֖יחוּ וְיוֹכַ֣ח וְיוֹכַֽח׃ וְלַמּוֹכִ֥יחַ וְלַמּוֹכִיחִ֥ים וְנִוָּֽכְחָ֖ה וְנֹכָֽחַת׃ וְתוֹכִ֥יחוּ וַיּ֖וֹכַח וַיּ֥וֹכַח וּמוֹכִ֖יחַ והוכח והוכיח והכחתיו ויוכח ויוכח׃ ויוכיחו ויוכיחני ולמוכיח ולמוכיחים ומוכיח ונוכחה ונכחת׃ ותוכיחו יִתְוַכָּֽח׃ יֹכִיחֶ֑ךָ יּוֹכִ֖יחַ יוֹכִ֑יחַ יוֹכִ֖יחַ יוֹכִ֣יחַ יוֹכִֽיחַ׃ יוֹכִחֶ֣נּֽוּ יוֹכַ֣ח יוכח יוכחנו יוכיח יוכיח׃ יכיחך יתוכח׃ לְהוֹכִ֥יחַ להוכיח מ֘וֹכִ֤יחַ מוֹכִ֑יחַ מוֹכִ֖יחַ מוֹכִ֥יחַ מוכיח נוֹכָ֣ח נוכח תּ֣וֹכַח תּוֹכִ֙יחַ֙ תּוֹכִחֻ֔ךְ תוֹכִיחֵ֑נִי תוכח תוכחך תוכיח תוכיחני ’ō·w·ḵî·aḥ ’ō·w·ḵî·ḥă·ḵā ’ō·w·ḵî·ḥe·ḵā ’ōwḵîaḥ ’ōwḵîḥăḵā ’ōwḵîḥeḵā hal·hō·w·ḵaḥ halhoChach halhōwḵaḥ hō·ḵaḥ·tā hō·ḵî·aḥ hō·w·ḵaḥ hō·w·ḵê·aḥ hoChach hoChachta hoCheach hoChiach hōḵaḥtā hōḵîaḥ hōwḵaḥ hōwḵêaḥ lə·hō·w·ḵî·aḥ lehoChiach ləhōwḵîaḥ mō·w·ḵî·aḥ moChiach mōwḵîaḥ nō·w·ḵāḥ noChach nōwḵāḥ oChiach ochichaCha ochiChecha tō·w·ḵaḥ tō·w·ḵî·aḥ ṯō·w·ḵî·ḥê·nî tō·w·ḵi·ḥuḵ Tochach toChiach tochiCheni tochiChuch tōwḵaḥ tōwḵîaḥ ṯōwḵîḥênî tōwḵiḥuḵ ū·mō·w·ḵî·aḥ umoChiach ūmōwḵîaḥ vaiYochach vehochachTiv vehoCheach vehoChiach vehuChach velammoChiach velammochiChim venivvacheChah venoChachat vetoChichu veyoChach veyochiCheni veyoChichu way·yō·w·ḵaḥ wayyōwḵaḥ wə·hō·ḵaḥ·tîw wə·hō·w·ḵê·aḥ wə·hō·w·ḵi·aḥ wə·hō·w·ḵî·aḥ wə·hū·ḵaḥ wə·lam·mō·w·ḵî·aḥ wə·lam·mō·w·ḵî·ḥîm wə·niw·wā·ḵə·ḥāh wə·nō·ḵā·ḥaṯ wə·ṯō·w·ḵî·ḥū wə·yō·w·ḵaḥ wə·yō·w·ḵî·ḥê·nî wə·yō·w·ḵî·ḥū wəhōḵaḥtîw wəhōwḵêaḥ wəhōwḵiaḥ wəhōwḵîaḥ wəhūḵaḥ wəlammōwḵîaḥ wəlammōwḵîḥîm wəniwwāḵəḥāh wənōḵāḥaṯ wəṯōwḵîḥū wəyōwḵaḥ wəyōwḵîḥênî wəyōwḵîḥū yiṯ·wak·kāḥ yitvakKach yiṯwakkāḥ yō·ḵî·ḥe·ḵā yō·w·ḵaḥ yō·w·ḵî·aḥ yō·w·ḵi·ḥen·nū yoChach yoChiach yochiChecha yochiChennu yōḵîḥeḵā yōwḵaḥ yōwḵîaḥ yōwḵiḥennū