תּוֹכֵחָה
tôwkêchâh · to-kay-khaw'
chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence)
Lexicon
Derivation: and תּוֹכַחַת; from H3198 (יָכַח);
chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence)
- chastisement
- figuratively, (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: argument, [idiom] chastened, correction, reasoning, rebuke, reproof, [idiom] be (often) reproved.
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › to fasten and establish › the open hand that covers › to separate and protect › to reveal, behold
The mark, the covenant sign that works to fasten and establish of the open hand that covers that works to separate and protect that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תּוֹכֵחָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
28 occurrences · 28 OT · 0 NT · 20 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- reproof7 · 25%
- and of rebuke2 · 7%
- rebukes2 · 7%
- now my reasoning1 · 4%
- with arguments1 · 4%
- are no reproofs1 · 4%
- when thou with rebukes1 · 4%
- and chastened1 · 4%
- and punishments1 · 4%
- you at my reproof1 · 4%
- none of my reproof1 · 4%
- all my reproof1 · 4%
- of his correction1 · 4%
- and reproofs1 · 4%
- the reproof1 · 4%
- rebuke1 · 4%
- that being often reproved1 · 4%
- and reproof1 · 4%
- of rebuke1 · 4%
- when i am reproved1 · 4%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.