Yakhach יָכַח

Yakhach (Hebrew יָכַח, Strong's H3198) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to rebuke”. It occurs 59 times in 55 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Discipline of God

Verses

Every verse with Yakhach, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• 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.And he said to Sarah, “See, I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is your vindication before all who are with you; you are completely cleared.”
• Genesis 21:25
  And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.But when Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized,
• 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.Now may it happen that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who responds, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well’—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. By this I will know that You have shown kindness to 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.and she replies, ‘Drink, and I will draw water for your camels as well,’ may she be the woman the LORD has appointed 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.You have searched all my goods! Have you found anything that belongs to you? Put it here before my brothers and yours, that they may judge between the two of us.
• 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.If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”

Leviticus

• 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.You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.

2 Samuel

• 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:I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.

2 Kings

• 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.Perhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”

1 Chronicles

• 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.And David went out to meet them, saying, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free of violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you.”
• 1 Chronicles 16:21
  He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:

Job

• Job 5:17
  Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
• Job 6:25
  How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?
• Job 6:26
  Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?Do you intend to correct my words, and treat as wind my cry of despair?
• Job 9:33
  Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.Nor is there a mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both.
• Job 13:3
  Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.
• Job 13:10
  He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.
• Job 13:15
  Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
• Job 15:3
  Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?Should he argue with useless words or speeches that serve no purpose?
• Job 16:21
  O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!Oh, that a man might plead with God as he pleads with his neighbor!
• Job 19:5
  If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach:If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and use my disgrace against me,
• Job 22:4
  Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?Is it for your reverence that He rebukes you and enters into judgment against you?
• Job 23:7
  There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
• Job 32:12
  Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:I paid you full attention. But no one proved Job wrong; not one of you rebutted his arguments.
• Job 33:19
  He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones,
• Job 40:2
  Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”

Psalms

• Psalm 6:1
  O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
• Psalm 38:1
  O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
• Psalm 50:8
  I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me.
• Psalm 50:21
  These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face.
• Psalm 94:10
  He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?
• Psalm 105:14
  He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
• Psalm 141:5
  Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 3:12
  For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.
• Proverbs 9:7
  He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
• Proverbs 9:8
  Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
• Proverbs 15:12
  A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.
• Proverbs 19:25
  Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.
• Proverbs 24:25
  But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.
• Proverbs 25:12
  As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.
• Proverbs 28:23
  He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.
• Proverbs 30:6
  Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 1:18
  Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.
• Isaiah 2:4
  And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor train anymore for war.
• Isaiah 11:3
  And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,
• Isaiah 11:4
  But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
• Isaiah 29:21
  That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.those who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice.
• Isaiah 37:4
  It may be the Lord thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, 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 is left.Perhaps the LORD your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 2:19
  Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord God of hosts.Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 3:26
  And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, and you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, though they are a rebellious house.

Hosea

• Hosea 4:4
  Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.But let no man contend; let no man offer reproof; for your people are like those who contend with a priest.

Amos

• Amos 5:10
  They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity.

Micah

• Micah 4:3
  And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor will they train anymore for war.
• Micah 6:2
  Hear ye, O mountains, the Lord’s controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the Lord hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:

Habakkuk

• Habakkuk 1:12
  Art thou not from everlasting, O Lord my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O Lord, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.Are You not from everlasting, O LORD, my God, my Holy One? We will not die. O LORD, You have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, You have established them for correction.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).