יָכַח

vb.Hiph. decide, adjudge, prove, (NH Pi. וִכַּח argue with (עם), cf. Hithp., Hiph. prove, correct; Aramaic Pa וַכַּח, Aph. אוֹכַח, id.)— Pf. הוֹכִיחַ Is 2:4 + 5 times; הֹכִיחַ Gn 24:44; הוֹכִחַ Gn 21:25; 2 ms. חֹכַחְתָּ Gn 24:14; 1 s. sf. הוֹכַחְתִּיו 2 S 7:14; Impf. יוֹכִיחַ Is 11:3 + 5 times; יוֹכַח Ho 4:4 + 4 times; יוֹכָ֑ח 1 Ch 12:17; sf. יוֹכִיחֵנִי ψ 141:5 + 12 times Impf.; Imv. הוֹכַח Pr 9:8; Inf. abs. הוֹכֵחַ Lv 19:17 + 5 times; cstr. הוֹכִיחַ Hb 1:12; הַלְהוֹכַח Jb 6:26; Pt. מוֹכִיחַ Ez 3:26 + 8 times; pl. מוֹכִיחִים Pr 24:25;— decide, judge, abs. Gn 31:42 (E), 1 Ch 12:17 Is 11:3 ψ 94:10; c. לְ, decide for Is 2:4 = Mi 4:3, Is 11:4; c. בּין, Gn 31:37 (E), Jb 9:33; לְגֶבֶר עִם אֱלוֹהַּ Jb 16:21. adjudge, appoint, c. לְ, Gn 24:14, 44 (J). shew to be right, prove, c. acc. rei and על pers. against Jb 19:5; c. אל pers. unto Jb 13:15; so argue before v 3, and (abs.) 15:3. convince, convict, c. acc. pers. ψ 50:21 בּ pers. Pr 30:6; c. לְ pers. Jb 32:12. reprove, chide: of God, c. acc. pers. Jb 22:4 ψ 50:8; 105:14 = 1 Ch 16:21; c. בּ obj. 2 K 19:4 = Is 37:4. of man, abs. Ho 4:4 Ez 3:26 Jb 6:25(×2) Pr 24:25; 25:12; מוֹכִיחַ בַּשַּׁעַר Am 5:10 Is 29:21; c. acc. pers. Gn 21:25 (E), Lv 19:17(×2) (H), Pr 9:8; 28:23 Je 2:19; מוֹכִיחַ אֱלוהַּ Jb 40:2; acc. rei Jb 6:26; c. לְ, Pr 9:7, 8; 15:12; 19:25. correct, rebuke, of God, abs. Hb 1:12; c. acc. pers. ψ 141:5 Jb 13:10(×2); בְּשֵׁבֶט 2 S 7:14; happy the man whom God corrects Jb 5:17; for God loves him Pr 3:12; God is entreated not to correct in anger ψ 6:2; 38:2. Pf. וְהוּכַח בְּמַכְאוֹב he is chastened also with pain Jb 33:19. Impf. לְכוּ־נָא וְנִוָּֽכְחָה Is 1:18 come now and let us reason together; Pt. שָׁם יָשָׁר נוֹכָח עִמּוֹ Jb 23:7 there an upright man might reason with him; f. (pass.) וְנֹכָ֑חַת Gn 20:16 (E), but Di SS read וְנֹכַחַתְּ 2 fs. Pf. and thou art set right, righted, justified. Impf. עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵל יִתְוַכָּח Mi 6:2 with Israel he will argue (‖ רִיב לי׳ עִם).