Word Study · Strong's H8433 · Hebrew
תּוֹכֵחָה
tokechah
to-kay-khaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: tôwkêchâh
“chastisement”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence)
Rendered in the KJV as
argument, [idiom] chastened, correction, reasoning, rebuke, reproof, [idiom] be (often) reproved.
- 28occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 8 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 20inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 28 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 20
- תּוֹכַ֣חַת5
- וְתוֹכֵחָ֛ה2
- וְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗י2
- תוֹכַ֣חַת2
- תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃2
- בְּתוֹכְח֖וֹת1
- בְּֽתוֹכָ֘ח֤וֹת1
- בְּתוֹכַחְתּֽוֹ׃1
- וּבְתֹכְח֣וֹת1
- וְ֝תוֹכַ֗חַת1
- וְ֭תוֹכַחַת1
- לְֽת֫וֹכַחְתִּ֥י1
and 8 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 18
- and rebuke4
- correction4
- rebuke4
- and rebuke my2
- [are] arguments1
- and with rebukes of1
- argument my1
- arguments1
- complaint my1
- in rebuke his1
- of correction of1
- punishments1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 12
- noun · feminine singular8
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular4
- noun · feminine plural4
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · feminine plural1
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsa · 8
- HC/Ncfsa · 4
- HNcfpa · 4
- HNcfsc/Sp1bs · 3
- HC/Ncfsc/Sp1bs · 2
- HC/R/Ncfpc · 1
- HNcfpc · 1
- HNcfsc · 1
- HR/Ncfpa · 1
- HR/Ncfpc · 1
- HR/Ncfsc/Sp1bs · 1
- HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms · 1
All 28, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Proverbs carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Job2 occurrences
- Job 13:6תוֹכַחְתִּ֑יtokhachtinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularHear now my argument, and listen to the plea of my lips.here: argument my
- Job 23:4תוֹכָחֽוֹת׃tokhachotnoun · feminine pluralI would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.here: arguments
Psalms4 occurrences
- Psalms 38:14תּוֹכָחֽוֹת׃tokhachotnoun · feminine pluralI am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply.here: [are] arguments
- Psalms 39:11בְּֽתוֹכָ֘ח֤וֹתbetokhachotpreposition + noun · feminine pluralYou discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selahhere: with rebukes
- Psalms 73:14וְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗יvetokhachticonjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularFor I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.here: and rebuke my
- Psalms 149:7תּֽ֝וֹכֵחֹ֗תtokhechotnoun · feminine pluralto inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,here: punishments
Proverbs16 occurrences
- Proverbs 1:23לְֽת֫וֹכַחְתִּ֥יletokhachtipreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularIf you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you.here: to rebuke my
- Proverbs 1:25וְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗יvetokhachticonjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularbecause you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction,here: and rebuke my
- Proverbs 1:30תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃tokhachtinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularThey accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof.here: rebuke my
- Proverbs 3:11בְּתוֹכַחְתּֽוֹ׃betokhachtopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularMy son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;here: in rebuke his
- Proverbs 5:12וְ֝תוֹכַ֗חַתvetokhachatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularand you will say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!here: and rebuke
- Proverbs 6:23תּוֹכְח֥וֹתtokhchotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,here: rebukes of
- Proverbs 10:17תּוֹכַ֣חַתtokhachatnoun · feminine singularWhoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray.here: rebuke
- Proverbs 12:1תוֹכַ֣חַתtokhachatnoun · feminine singularWhoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.here: rebuke
- Proverbs 13:18תּוֹכַ֣חַתtokhachatnoun · feminine singularPoverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.here: correction
- Proverbs 15:5תּוֹכַ֣חַתtokhachatnoun · feminine singularA fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.here: correction
- Proverbs 15:10תוֹכַ֣חַתtokhachatnoun · feminine singularDiscipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die.here: correction
- Proverbs 15:31תּוֹכַ֣חַתtokhachatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.here: of correction of
- Proverbs 15:32תּ֝וֹכַ֗חַתtokhachatnoun · feminine singularHe who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.here: correction
- Proverbs 27:5תּוֹכַ֣חַתtokhachatnoun · feminine singularBetter an open rebuke than love that is concealed.here: rebuke
- Proverbs 29:1תּ֭וֹכָחוֹתtokhachotnoun · feminine pluralA man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.here: rebukes
- Proverbs 29:15וְ֭תוֹכַחַתvetokhachatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularA rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.here: and rebuke
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 5:15וּבְתֹכְח֣וֹתuvetokhechotconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)So you will be a reproach and a taunt, a warning and a horror to the nations around you, when I execute judgments against you in anger, wrath, and raging fury. I, the LORD, have spoken.here: and with rebukes of
- Ezekiel 25:17בְּתוֹכְח֖וֹתbetokhchotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)I will execute great vengeance against them with furious reproof. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay My vengeance upon them.’”here: with rebukes of