תּוֹכֵחָהtôwkêchâh

תּוֺכֵחָה: rebuke, correction (Hosea 5:9; 2 Kings 19:3; Isaiah 37:3; Psalms 149:7)

Pronunciation: to-kay-khaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8433

Meanings

תּוֺכַ֫חַת: argument, reproof

1. argument, impeachment (Psalms 38:15; Job 13:6; Job 23:4)

2. reproof, chiding (Proverbs 1:23; Proverbs 27:5; Proverbs 1:25)

3. correction, rebuke (Psalms 39:12; Psalms 73:14; Proverbs 29:15)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 28 times in the Bible.

  • 2 Kings 19:3 They told him, “This is what King Hezekiah says: Today is a day of trouble, insults, and disgrace. It is like when a child is ready to be born, but the mother has no strength to deliver the baby.
  • Job 13:6 Listen to my charge; pay attention to my arguments.
  • Job 23:4 I would lay out my case and present my arguments.
  • Psalms 38:14 I choose to hear nothing, and I make no reply.
  • Psalms 39:11 When you discipline us for our sins, you consume like a moth what is precious to us. Each of us is but a breath. Interlude
  • Psalms 73:14 I get nothing but trouble all day long; every morning brings me pain.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).