Hebrew · H3198, G1252 · unreviewed

Yakach

To be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue ; causatively, to decide , justify or convict · to judge/doubt

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יָכַח H3198 to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue ; causatively, to decide , justify or convict

Pronunciation yākaḥ

Judicial reasoning: to argue, rebuke, or convict by establishing rightness through persuasion or proof.

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διακρίνω G1252 to judge/doubt

Pronunciation diakrínō

To distinguish or discern; in NT also to doubt or hesitate inwardly through divided judgment.

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What does yakach (yakach) mean in the Bible?

יָכַח · διακρίνω is a Hebrew word meaning "to decide, reason, argue, prove, or settle a dispute".

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Meaning

to decide, reason, argue, prove, or settle a dispute

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 25×

Imperfect Isa 11:3 · Job 6:25 · Job 13:10 · Prov 3:12 · Prov 30:6 · Ps 94:10 · Job 13:15 · Lev 19:17 8×

Participle active Amos 5:10 · Ezek 3:26 · Job 9:33 · Job 32:12 · Job 40:2 · Prov 25:12 · Prov 28:23 7×

Infinitive absolute Job 6:25 · Job 13:10 · Job 15:3 · Lev 19:17 · Prov 15:12 5×

Perfect Gen 24:14 · Gen 24:44 2×

Jussive Hos 4:4 · Prov 9:8 2×

Sequential imperfect Prov 9:8 1×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×

Participle active Job 23:7 1×

Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 1×

Imperfect Mic 6:2 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 27 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 11 Participle 8 Infinitive absolute 5 Perfect 2 Imperative 1

Stem

Hiphil 25 Niphal 1 Hithpael 1

Mood

Indicative/jussive 8 Indicative 2 Jussive 2 Indicative/cohortative 1 Imperative 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 11 — Honor, Worship Order, and the Lord’s Supper Under the Lordship of Christ 1 Corinthians 14 — Pursue Love, Desire Gifts, and Let All Things Be Done for Edification and Order Acts 10 — God Opens the Gospel Door to the Gentiles Acts 11 — Jerusalem Recognizes God’s Grace to the Gentiles Acts 15 — The Gospel of Grace Clarified and the Gentiles Received Mark 11 — The King Comes to Jerusalem: Fig Tree, Temple Judgment, Faith, Forgiveness, and Authority Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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