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תּוֹכֵחָה H8433
H8433 is the Hebrew word תּוֹכֵחָה, transliterated tôwkêchâh and said to-kay-khaw'. The King James Version most often renders it reproof.
What it means
chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence).
Where it comes from
and תּוֹכַחַת; from H3198 (יָכַח).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 21 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: argument, [idiom] chastened, correction, reasoning, rebuke, reproof, [idiom] be (often) reproved.
Verses using תּוֹכֵחָה
All 21 verses, quoted in full.
2 Kings 19:3 · KJV
And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy; for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
Job 13:6 · KJV
Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Psalm 39:11 · KJV
When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.
Psalm 73:14 · KJV
For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
Psalm 149:7 · KJV
To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;
Proverbs 1:23 · KJV
Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
Proverbs 6:23 · KJV
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Proverbs 10:17 · KJV
He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
Proverbs 12:1 · KJV
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
Proverbs 13:18 · KJV
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
Proverbs 15:5 · KJV
A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
Proverbs 15:10 · KJV
Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
Proverbs 15:31 · KJV
The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
Proverbs 15:32 · KJV
He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
Proverbs 27:5 · KJV
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Proverbs 29:1 · KJV
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
Proverbs 29:15 · KJV
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Isaiah 37:3 · KJV
And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
Ezekiel 5:15 · KJV
So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken it.
Ezekiel 25:17 · KJV
And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.
Hosea 5:9 · KJV
Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.
Common questions
What does Strong's H8433 mean?
H8433 is the Hebrew word תּוֹכֵחָה (tôwkêchâh), meaning chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence).
How is H8433 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it reproof (8 times), rebuke (4 times), rebukes (3 times), now my reasoning (1 time), chastened (1 time), among others.
How many times does H8433 appear in the Bible?
תּוֹכֵחָה (tôwkêchâh) is tagged in 21 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H8433 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: and תּוֹכַחַת; from H3198 (יָכַח).
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