תּוֹכַ֣חַת
𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤇𐤕
tokhachat
reproof
and תּוֹכַחַת; from יָכַח; chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence); argument, [idiom] chastened, correction, reasoning, rebuke, reproof, [idiom] be (often) reproved.
H8433
Proverbs 13:18 · Word #6
Lexicon H8433
| Lemma | תּוֹכֵחָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤇𐤄 |
| Transliteration | tôwkêchâh |
| Strong's | H8433 |
| In-context | reproof |
Morphology HNcfsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H8433-01
a corrective reproof
| Root | יכח (y-k-ḥ) |
| Core Meanings | to decide, judge, prove, correct, reprove, argue a case |
| Semantic Range | rebuke, correction, refutation, argument, proof, disciplinary instruction, chastisement delivered through words |
| Conceptual Significance | תּוֹכֵחָה represents covenantal correction—verbal discipline intended to expose error and restore right order. In wisdom literature and prophetic texts, it embodies the process by which truth is established and relationships are set right through reasoned rebuke. |
| Morphological Notes | Common feminine singular noun in the absolute state (HNcfsa). Derived from the root יכח, likely reflecting the nominalized result of an act of proving or correcting. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from יכח, which carries the sense of deciding or proving a matter through argument, often resulting in correction. "Corrective reproof" preserves both the judicial/proving nuance of the root and the disciplinary aspect, while the singular form reflects the feminine singular absolute morphology (HNcfsa). |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root יכח (to decide, judge, prove, correct, reprove, argue a case)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3198-01 |
hokhecha | one who sets right |
H3198-02 |
mokhicha | one who sets right |
H8433-02 |
tokhacheti | my reproof |
H8433-03 |
tokhachot | reproving corrections |
H8433-04 |
tokhechot | reproofs |
H3198-03 |
tokhicheni | you will set me right |
H3198-04 |
vayokhach | and he set-right |
H3198-05 |
vehokhicha | and he will set-right |
H8433-05 |
vetokhachat | and a reproving correction |
H8433-06 |
vetokhacheti | and my corrective reproof |
H3198-06 |
veyokhach | and he will set-right |
H3198-07 |
yokhicha | he will set-right |
Word Usage (28 occurrences of H8433)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 19:3 | וְ/תוֹכֵחָ֛ה | vetokhechah | and of rebuke |
| Isaiah 37:3 | וְ/תוֹכֵחָ֛ה | vetokhechah | and of rebuke |
| Ezekiel 5:15 | וּ/בְ/תֹכְח֣וֹת | uvetokhechot | and-in-rebukes |