יָכַח (ya.khach) means “to rebuke” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: yaw-kahh' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
יָכַח · ya.khach · to rebuke
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
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a primitive root; to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
KJV glosses: appoint, argue, chasten, convince, correct(-ion), daysman, dispute, judge, maintain, plead, reason (together), rebuke, reprove(-r), surely, in any wise.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| rebuke | 5 |
| and arbitrate | 2 |
| and he will rebuke him | 2 |
| he rebuked | 2 |
| he who rebukes | 2 |
| rebuke me | 2 |
| a man is also chastened | 1 |
| a mediator | 1 |
| and argue my case | 1 |
| and he will argue | 1 |
| and judge you | 1 |
| but now i rebuke you | 1 |
| cleared | 1 |
| complained | 1 |
| corrects | 1 |
| could reason | 1 |
| decide | 1 |
| defend | 1 |
| directly rebuke | 1 |
| discipline | 1 |
| disciplines | 1 |
| does your argument | 1 |
| for correction | 1 |
| has appointed | 1 |
| he rebuke | 1 |
| he rendered judgment | 1 |
| he will decide | 1 |
| i will discipline him | 1 |
| let her be the one you have appointed | 1 |
| let him who argues | 1 |
| let his rebuke | 1 |
| let us reason together | 1 |
| might plead | 1 |
| offer reproof | 1 |
| prove | 1 |
| should he argue | 1 |
| surely he would rebuke | 1 |
| that he rebukes you | 1 |
| that they may judge | 1 |
| the mediator | 1 |
| the one who reproves | 1 |
| to be reproved | 1 |
| to correct | 1 |
| to rebuke them | 1 |
| will reprimand you | 1 |
| with those who convict the guilty | 1 |
| wrong | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| rebuke | 3 |
| reprove | 3 |
| and rebuke | 2 |
| and reprove | 2 |
| and will reprove | 2 |
| yea he reproved | 2 |
| against me and plead | 1 |
| and he that rebuketh | 1 |
| and he will plead | 1 |
| and let him reprove | 1 |
| and let us reason together | 1 |
| and rebuked | 1 |
| and shall rebuke | 1 |
| and shalt not be to them a reprover | 1 |
| but to them that rebuke | 1 |
| but what doth your arguing | 1 |
| correcteth | 1 |
| for him that reproveth | 1 |
| hath appointed out | 1 |
| he correcteth | 1 |
| he is chastened | 1 |
| he that rebuketh | 1 |
| he that reproveth | 1 |
| he will surely | 1 |
| him that rebuketh | 1 |
| i will chasten | 1 |
| i will not reprove | 1 |
| i will reprove | 1 |
| in him but i will maintain | 1 |
| lest he reprove | 1 |
| might dispute | 1 |
| neither reprove | 1 |
| none of you that convinced | 1 |
| nor reprove | 1 |
| not one that reproveth | 1 |
| o that one might plead | 1 |
| reproved | 1 |
| reprover | 1 |
| shall not he correct | 1 |
| shall reprove | 1 |
| should he reason | 1 |
| that they may judge | 1 |
| thee rebuke | 1 |
| them for correction | 1 |
| there any daysman | 1 |
| thou hast appointed | 1 |
| thou shalt in any wise | 1 |
| thus she was reproved | 1 |
| to reason | 1 |
| to reprove | 1 |
| will he reprove | 1 |
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And he said to Sarah, “See, I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is your vindication before all who are with you; you are completely cleared.”
Read word by wordBut when Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized,
Read word by wordNow may it happen that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who responds, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well’—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. By this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.”
Read word by wordand she replies, ‘Drink, and I will draw water for your camels as well,’ may she be the woman the LORD has appointed for my master’s son.
Read word by wordYou have searched all my goods! Have you found anything that belongs to you? Put it here before my brothers and yours, that they may judge between the two of us.
Read word by wordIf the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”
Read word by wordYou must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.
Read word by wordI will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
Read word by wordPerhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”
Read word by wordAnd David went out to meet them, saying, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free of violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 12.18
He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
Read word by wordBlessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
Read word by wordHow painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?
Read word by wordDo you intend to correct my words, and treat as wind my cry of despair?
Read word by wordNor is there a mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both.
Read word by wordYet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.
Read word by wordSurely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.
Read word by wordThough He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
Read word by wordShould he argue with useless words or speeches that serve no purpose?
Read word by wordOh, that a man might plead with God as he pleads with his neighbor!
Read word by wordIf indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and use my disgrace against me,
Read word by wordIs it for your reverence that He rebukes you and enters into judgment against you?
Read word by wordThen an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
Read word by wordI paid you full attention. But no one proved Job wrong; not one of you rebutted his arguments.
Read word by wordA man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones,
Read word by word“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
Read word by wordFor the choirmaster. With stringed instruments, according to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.2
A Psalm of David, for remembrance. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 38.2
I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me.
Read word by wordYou have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face.
Read word by wordHe who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?
Read word by wordHe let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
Read word by wordLet the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.
Read word by wordfor the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.
Read word by wordHe who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
Read word by wordDo not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Read word by wordA mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.
Read word by wordStrike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
Read word by wordbut it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.
Read word by wordLike an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.
Read word by wordHe who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.
Read word by wordDo not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.
Read word by word“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.
Read word by wordThen He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor train anymore for war.
Read word by wordAnd He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,
Read word by wordbut with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
Read word by wordthose who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice.
Read word by wordPerhaps the LORD your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”
Read word by wordYour own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
Read word by wordI will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, and you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, though they are a rebellious house.
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