Strong H3198יָכַח

to rebuke

Transliteration: yâkach
Pronunciation: yaw-kakh'
Morphology: Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root; to be right (that {is} correct); reciprocally to argue; causatively to {decide} justify or convict: - {appoint} {argue} {chasten} {convince} correct ({-ion}) {daysman} {dispute} {judge} {maintain} {plead} reason ({together}) {rebuke} reprove ({-r}) {surely} in any wise.

Detailed definition

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

In the Bible

Strong H3198 appears in 55 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

reprove12
rebuke9
will6
plead3
reason3
rebuketh3
reproveth3
appoint2
chasten2
correcteth2
reprover2
shall2

First verses

Genesis 20:16
And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.
Genesis 21:25
And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.
Genesis 24:14
And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
Genesis 24:44
And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the Lord hath appointed out for my master’s son.
Genesis 31:37
Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.
Genesis 31:42
Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.
Leviticus 19:17
Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
2 Samuel 7:14
I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
2 Kings 19:4
It may be the Lord thy God will hear all the words of Rab–shakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the Lord thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left.
1 Chronicles 12:17
And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
1 Chronicles 16:21
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
Job 5:17
Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
Job 6:25
How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
Job 6:26
Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?
Job 9:33
Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.
Job 13:3
Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
Job 13:10
He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.
Job 13:15
Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.
Job 15:3
Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
Job 16:21
O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!

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