תּוֹכַחַת

[Ali Smith]

שלום

טוֹבָה תּוֹכַחַת מְגֻלָּה מֵאַהֲבָה מְסֻתָּרֶת.

Is the verb תּוֹכַחַת, which is derived from להוכיח lehoki'akh, used in the sense of "to punish" here?

אני מודה לכם מאוד

 

[slus]

תוכחת is התוחכה של
תוכחה is derived from להוכיח but it doesn't mean "to punish" but to rebuke.

 

[Ali Smith]

Thank you! But this verb can mean "to punish" as well as "to rebuke", right?

 

[slus]

Not as far as I know. It can mean "to prove". It's actually the more common usage of this verb.