תּ֣וֹכַח
𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤇
tokhach
reprove
a primitive root; to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict; appoint, argue, chasten, convince, correct(-ion), daysman, dispute, judge, maintain, plead, reason (together), rebuke, reprove(-r), surely, in any wise.
H3198
Proverbs 9:8 · Word #2
Lexicon H3198
| Lemma | יָכַח |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤊𐤇 |
| Transliteration | yâkach |
| Strong's | H3198 |
| In-context | reprove |
Morphology HVhj2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | j — Jussive — Third-person wish or command |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H3198-03
you should set right
| Root | יכח (y-k-ḥ) |
| Core Meanings | rightness, correction, adjudication, argumentation, proving, deciding |
| Semantic Range | to correct, reprove, rebuke, decide a case, justify, convict, argue, reason together, appoint as judge |
| Conceptual Significance | יכח reflects the biblical concept that rightness is not merely assumed but established through discernment, correction, and judicial clarity. It often appears in contexts of covenant accountability, where wrong is exposed and right order is restored through reasoned judgment or rebuke. |
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil imperfect/jussive, 2nd person masculine singular. The Hiphil stem gives a causative nuance (to cause to be right, to correct, to decide). |
| Rendering Rationale | The root יכח carries the sense of establishing what is right through argument, correction, or judicial decision. In the Hiphil stem it is causative, meaning "to cause to be right" or "to set right." The form is second masculine singular, reflected in the rendering "you should set right," preserving both the causative force and the 2ms address. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root יכח (rightness, correction, adjudication, argumentation, proving, deciding)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3198-01 |
hokhecha | one who sets right |
H8433-01 |
letokhacheti | to my corrective reproof |
H3198-02 |
mokhicha | one who sets right |
H8433-02 |
tokhachat | a corrective reproof |
H8433-03 |
tokhacheti | my reproof |
H8433-04 |
tokhachot | reproving corrections |
H8433-05 |
tokhechot | reproofs |
H3198-04 |
tokhicheni | you will set me right |
H3198-05 |
vayokhach | and he set-right |
H3198-06 |
vehokhicha | and he will set-right |
H3198-07 |
venokhachat | and being set-right (feminine singular) |
H8433-06 |
vetokhachat | and a reproving correction |
H8433-07 |
vetokhacheti | and my corrective reproof |
H8433-08 |
vetokhechah | and a correcting-reproof |
H3198-08 |
veyokhach | and he will set-right |
H3198-09 |
yokhach | he will cause to be set right |
H3198-10 |
yokhicha | he will set-right |
Word Usage (59 occurrences of H3198)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 20:16 | וְ/נֹכָֽחַת | venokhachat | you are vindicated |
| Genesis 21:25 | וְ/הוֹכִ֥חַ | vehokhicha | reproved |
| Genesis 24:14 | הֹכַ֨חְתָּ֙ | hokhacheta | you have appointed |