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Lexicon :: Strong's H3198 - yāḵaḥ

Aa
יָכַח
Transliteration
yāḵaḥ
Pronunciation
yaw-kahh'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 865

Strong’s Definitions

יָכַח yâkach, yaw-kahh'; 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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 59x

The KJV translates Strong's H3198 in the following manner: reprove (23x), rebuke (12x), correct (3x), plead (3x), reason (2x), chasten (2x), reprover (with H376) (2x), appointed (1x), arguing (1x), miscellaneous (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 59x
The KJV translates Strong's H3198 in the following manner: reprove (23x), rebuke (12x), correct (3x), plead (3x), reason (2x), chasten (2x), reprover (with H376) (2x), appointed (1x), arguing (1x), miscellaneous (9x).

  1. to prove, decide, judge, rebuke, reprove, correct, be right

    1. (Hiphil)

      1. to decide, judge

      2. to adjudge, appoint

      3. to show to be right, prove

      4. to convince, convict

      5. to reprove, chide

      6. to correct, rebuke

    2. (Hophal) to be chastened

    3. (Niphal) to reason, reason together

    4. (Hithp) to argue

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָכַח yâkach, yaw-kahh'; 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.
STRONGS H3198: Abbreviations
† [יָכַח] verb Hiph. decide, adjudge, prove, (Late Hebrew Pi. וִכַּח argue with (עם), compare Hithp., Hiph. prove, correct; Aramaic Pa וַכַּח Aph`el אוֺכַח, id.) —
Hiph. Perfect הוֺכִיחַ Isaiah 2:4 5 times; הֹכִיחַ Genesis 24:44; הוֺכִחַ Genesis 21:25; 2rd person masculine singular חֹכַחְתָּ Genesis 24:14; 1st person singular suffix הוֺכַחְתִּיו 2 Samuel 7:14; Imperfect יוֺכִיחַ Isaiah 11:3 5 times; יוֺכַח Hosea 4:4 4 times; יוֺכָ֑ח 1 Chronicles 12:17; suffix יוֺכִיחֵנִי Psalm 141:5 12 times Imperfect; Imperative הוֺכַח Proverbs 9:8; Infinitive absolute הוֺכֵחַ Leviticus 19:17 5 times; construct הוֺכִיחַ Habakkuk 1:12; הַלְהוֺכַח Job 6:26; Participle מוֺכִיחַ Ezekiel 3:26 8 times; plural מוֺכִיחִים Proverbs 24:25; —
1. decide, judge, absolute Genesis 31:42 (E), 1 Chronicles 12:17; Isaiah 11:3; Psalm 94:10; with לְ decide for Isaiah 2:4 = Micah 4:3; Isaiah 11:4; with בּין, Genesis 31:37 (E), Job 9:33; לְגֶבֶר עִם אֱלוֺהַּ Job 16:21.
2. adjudge, appoint, with לְ, Genesis 24:14,44 (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 Job 13:3, and (absolute) Job 15:3.
4. convince, convict, with accusative of person Psalm 50:21 בּ person Proverbs 30:6; with לְ person Job 32:12.
5. reprove, chide:
a. of God, with accusative of person Job 22:4; Psalm 50:8; Psalm 105:14 = 1 Chronicles 16:21; with בּ object 2 Kings 19:4 = Isaiah 37:4.
b. of man, absolute Hosea 4:4; Ezekiel 3:26; Job 6:25 (twice in verse); Proverbs 24:25; Proverbs 25:12; מוֺכִיחַ בַּשַּׁעַר Amos 5:10; Isaiah 29:21; with accusative of person Genesis 21:25 (E), Leviticus 19:17 (twice in verse) (H), Proverbs 9:8; Proverbs 28:23; Jeremiah 2:19; מוֺכִיחַ אֱלוהַּ Job 40:2; accusative of thing Job 6:26; with לְ, Proverbs 9:7,8; Proverbs 15:12; Proverbs 19:25.
6. correct, rebuke, of God, absolute Habakkuk 1:12; with accusative of person Psalm 141:5; Job 13:10 (twice in verse); בְּשֵׁבֶט 2 Samuel 7:14; happy the man whom God corrects Job 5:17; for God loves him Proverbs 3:12; God is entreated not to correct in anger Psalm 6:2; Psalm 38:2.
Hoph. Perfect וְהוּכַח בְּמַכְאוֺב he is chastened also with pain Job 33:19.
Niph. Imperfect לְכוּנָֿא וְנִוָָּֽכְחָה Isaiah 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 Genesis 20:16 (E), but Di SS read וְנֹכַחַתְּ 2rd person feminine singular Perfect and thou art set right, righted, justified.
Hithp. Imperfect עִםוִֿשְׂרָאֵל יִתְוַכָּח Micah 6:2 with Israel he will argue (|| עִם רִיב לי׳).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

20:16; 21:25; 21:25; 24:14; 24:14; 24:44; 24:44; 31:37; 31:42

Leviticus

19:17; 19:17

2 Samuel

7:14; 7:14

2 Kings

19:4

1 Chronicles

12:17; 12:17; 16:21

Job

5:17; 6:25; 6:26; 6:26; 9:33; 13:3; 13:10; 13:15; 15:3; 16:21; 19:5; 22:4; 23:7; 32:12; 33:19; 40:2

Psalms

6:2; 38:2; 50:8; 50:21; 94:10; 105:14; 141:5; 141:5

Proverbs

3:12; 9:7; 9:8; 9:8; 9:8; 15:12; 19:25; 24:25; 24:25; 25:12; 28:23; 30:6

Isaiah

1:18; 2:4; 2:4; 11:3; 11:3; 11:4; 29:21; 37:4

Jeremiah

2:19

Ezekiel

3:26; 3:26

Hosea

4:4; 4:4

Amos

5:10

Micah

4:3; 6:2

Habakkuk

1:12; 1:12

H3198

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Strong's Number H3198 matches the Hebrew יָכַח (yāḵaḥ),
which occurs 59 times in 55 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 20:16–Eze 3:26)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:16 - And he said to Sarah, See, I have given to your brother a thousand bits of silver so that your wrong may be put right; now your honour is clear in the eyes of all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:25 - But Abraham made a protest to Abimelech because of a water-hole which Abimelech's servants had taken by force.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:14 - Now, may the girl to whom I say, Let down your vessel and give me a drink, and who says in answer, Here is a drink for you and let me give water to your camels: may she be the one marked out by you for your servant Isaac: so may I be certain that you have been good to my master Abraham.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:44

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:44 - Take a drink, and I will get water for your camels; let her be the woman marked out by the Lord for my master's son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:37

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:37 - Now that you have made search through all my goods, what have you seen which is yours? Make it clear now before my people and your people, so that they may be judges between us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:42

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:42 - If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would have sent me away with nothing in my hands. But God has seen my troubles and the work of my hands, and this night he kept you back.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:17 - Let there be no hate in your heart for your brother; but you may make a protest to your neighbour, so that he may be stopped from doing evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:14 - I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son: if he does wrong, I will give him punishment with the rod of men and with the blows of the children of men;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:4 - It may be that the Lord your God will give ear to the words of the Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria, his master, sent to say evil things against the living God, and will make his words come to nothing: so then make your prayer for the rest of the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:17 - And David went out to them, and said to them, If you have come in peace to give me help, my heart will be united with yours; but if you have come to give me up to those who would take my life, though my hands are clean from wrongdoing, then may the God of our fathers see it and give you punishment.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:21 - He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:17 - Truly, that man is happy who has training from the hand of God: so do not let your heart be shut to the teaching of the Ruler of all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:25 - How pleasing are upright words! but what force is there in your arguments?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:26 - My words may seem wrong to you, but the words of him who has no hope are for the wind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:33 - There is no one to give a decision between us, who might have control over us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:3 - But I would have talk with the Ruler of all, and my desire is to have an argument with God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:10 - He will certainly put you right, if you have respect for persons in secret.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:15 - Truly, he will put an end to me; I have no hope; but I will not give way in argument before him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:3 - Will he make arguments with words in which is no profit, and with sayings which have no value?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:21 - So that he may give decision for a man in his cause with God, and between a son of man and his neighbour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:5 - If you make yourselves great against me, using my punishment as an argument against me,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:4 - Is it because you give him honour that he is sending punishment on you and is judging you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:7 - There an upright man might put his cause before him; and I would be free for ever from my judge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:12 - I was taking note; and truly not one of you was able to make clear Job's error, or to give an answer to his words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:19 - Pain is sent on him as a punishment, while he is on his bed; there is no end to the trouble in his bones;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:2 - Will he who is protesting give teaching to the Ruler of all? Let him who has arguments to put forward against God give an answer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:1 - <To the chief music-maker on corded instruments, on the Sheminith. A Psalm. Of David.> O Lord, do not be bitter with me in your wrath; do not send punishment on me in the heat of your passion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:1 - <A Psalm. Of David. To keep in memory.> O Lord, be not bitter with me in your wrath; let not your hand be on me in the heat of your passion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:8 - I will not take up a cause against you because of your offerings, or because of your burned offerings, which are ever before me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:21 - These things have you done, and I said nothing; it seemed to you that I was such a one as yourself; but I will make a protest against you, and put them in order before your eyes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:10 - He who is the judge of the nations, will he not give men the reward of their acts, even he who gives knowledge to man?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:14 - He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:5 - Let the upright give me punishment; and let the god-fearing man put me in the right way; but I will not let the oil of sinners come on my head: when they do evil I will give myself to prayer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:12 - For to those who are dear to him the Lord says sharp words, and makes the son in whom he has delight undergo pain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:7 - He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:8 - Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:12 - The hater of authority has no love for teaching: he will not go to the wise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:25 - When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:25 - But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:12 - Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:23 - He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:6 - Make no addition to his words, or he will make clear your error, and you will be seen to be false.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:18 - Come now, and let us have an argument together, says the Lord: how may your sins which are red like blood be white as snow? how may their dark purple seem like wool?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:4 - And he will be the judge between the nations, and the peoples will be ruled by his decisions: and their swords will be turned into plough-blades, and their spears into vine-knives: no longer will the nations be turning their swords against one another, and the knowledge of war will be gone for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:3 - And he will not be guided in his judging by what he sees, or give decisions by the hearing of his ears:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:4 - But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:21 - Who give help to a man in a wrong cause, and who put a net for the feet of him who gives decisions in the public place, taking away a man's right without cause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:4 - It may be that the Lord your God will give ear to the words of the Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria, his master, has sent to say evil things against the living God, and will make his words come to nothing: so make your prayer for the rest of the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:19 - The evil you yourselves have done will be your punishment, your errors will be your judge: be certain then, and see that it is an evil and a bitter thing to give up the Lord your God, and no longer to be moved by fear of me, says the Lord, the Lord of armies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:26 - And I will make your tongue fixed to the roof of your mouth, so that you have no voice and may not make protests to them: for they are an uncontrolled people.

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