הוכחה

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Hebrew[edit]

Root
י־כ־ח (y-k-ḥ)

Etymology[edit]

Verbal noun of הוֹכִיחַ (hokhíakh, to prove).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

הוֹכָחָה (hokhakháf (plural indefinite הוֹכָחוֹת, singular construct הוֹכָחַת־, plural construct הוֹכָחוֹת־) [pattern: הַקְטָלָה]

  1. proof, confirmation
    • 1967. The High Windows. “Horoscope” (song).
      לי טלה בהורוסקופ ולך יש תאומים / זאת הלא ההוכחה שאנו מתאימים
      lí talé bahóroskop v'lákh yésh t'omím / zót haló hahokhakhá she'ánu mat'imím
      I have Aries in the horoscope, and you have Gemini / Isn't that proof that we are suited [for each other]?
  2. (law) evidence