BDB3537
תּוֺכֵחָה noun feminine rebuke, correction; — ת ׳ יום Hos 5:9 ׳ יום צרה ות 2Kgs 19:3 = Isa 37:3 plural תּוֺכֵחוֺת Ps 149:7 (|| נקמה).
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H8433 |
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| Word: | תּוֹכֵחָה תּוֹכַחַת |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H3198 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 28 |
| Transliteration: | towkechah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | to-kay-khaw' (and towkachath {to-kakh'-ath}) n-f. |
| Meaning: | 1. chastisement 2. figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence) |
| KJV Renderings: | argument, X chastened, correction, reasoning, rebuke, reproof, X be (often) reproved. |
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תּוֺכֵחָה noun feminine rebuke, correction; — ת ׳ יום Hos 5:9 ׳ יום צרה ות 2Kgs 19:3 = Isa 37:3 plural תּוֺכֵחוֺת Ps 149:7 (|| נקמה).
תּוֺכַ֫חַת noun feminine argument, reproof; — ׳ ת Prov 10:17 + 9 t.; suffix תּוֺכַחְתִּי Hab 2:1 + 5 t.; תּוֺכַחְתּוֺ Prov 3:11 plural תּוֺכָחוֺת Ps 38:15 + 3 t.; construct תּוֺכְחוֺת Prov 6:23; Ezek 25:17 תֹּכְחוֺת Ezek 5:15 (but latter strike out Co; given by SS under תּוֺכֵחָה); —
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
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