The meaning of “יָכַח”
Understanding yâkach reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
appoint, argue, chasten, convince, correct(-ion), daysman, dispute, judge, maintain, plead, reason (together), rebuke, r...
יָכַח
appoint, argue, chasten, convince, correct(-ion), daysman, dispute, judge, maintain, plead, reason (together), rebuke, reprove(-r), surely, in any wise. - to be right (i.e. correct) - reciprocal, to argue - causatively, to decide, justify or convict 1) to prove, decide, judge, rebuke, reprove, correct, be right 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to decide, judge 1a2) to adjudge, appoint 1a3) to show to be right, prove 1a4) to convince, convict 1a5) to reprove, chide 1a6) to correct, rebuke 1b) (Hophal) to be chastened 1c) (Niphal) to reason, reason together 1d) (Hithp) to argue
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 24:44 | “And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the Lord hath appointed out for my master’s son.” Word: יָכַח (yâkach) | |
| 2 Samuel 7:14 | “I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:” Word: יָכַח (yâkach) | |
| 1 Chronicles 16:21 | “He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,” Word: יָכַח (yâkach) | |
| Psalms 50:21 | “These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.” Word: יָכַח (yâkach) | |
| Isaiah 11:4 | “But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.” Word: יָכַח (yâkach) |
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