Proverbs 12:1:6Prov.12.1.W6TAB
תוֹכַ֣חַת
tokhakhat
“reproof or correction”
- Transliteration
- to-KHA-khat
- Extended
- toh-KHAH-khaht
- IPA
- /toːˈħa.xat/
Meaning by language
- English
- reproof or correction
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
to-KHA-khat
- phraseyour reading level
to-KHA-khat BA-ar
- clause
ve-so-NE to-KHA-khat BA-ar
- sentence
o-HEV mu-SAR o-HEV DA-at ve-so-NE to-KHA-khat BA-ar
Exegesis
The nouns musar {מוּסָר | mū-sār} ‘discipline’ and tokhakhat {תּוֹכַחַת | tō-ḵa-ḥaṯ} ‘reproof’ serve as objects of positive embrace and negative rejection.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–kaf–chet
“to rebuke”
In context — Proverbs 12:1
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is senseless .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 12:1, so the Hebrew word תוֹכַ֣חַת (tokhakhat) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.12.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.1.W6.S1) and character.