to.kha.chat denotes corrective rebuke or admonition, and in some contexts a stated argument or answer.

The dominant use concerns corrective admonition that may be heard, accepted, neglected, or rejected; it also names arguments presented in a case or answer, and occurs in settings of severe divine rebuke and vengeance.

1. Corrective admonition or rebuke · dominant

   In Proverbs 1:23 the singular construct form stands in the call to return, followed by the making known of words; Proverbs 1:25 and Proverbs 1:30 place it alongside rejected counsel. In Proverbs 15:31 hearing it is associated with lodging among the wise, while Proverbs 27:5 contrasts open rebuke with hidden love and Proverbs 29:15 joins it with a staff as giving wisdom.

   Proverbs 1:23Proverbs 1:25Proverbs 1:30Proverbs 15:31Proverbs 27:5Proverbs 29:15
2. Argument presented in a case or answer · common

   In Job 13:6 the singular construct form is connected with the speaker's lips and pleadings, and in Job 23:4 plural forms fill the speaker's mouth after he sets his case before him. In Habakkuk 2:1 the singular construct form concerns the answer the speaker will return.

   Job 13:6Job 23:4Habakkuk 2:1
3. Severe rebukes in judgment · occasional

   Plural construct forms occur in Ezekiel 5:15 and Ezekiel 25:17 amid judgments, anger, fury, and vengeance; the APB renders these clauses with “furious rebukes” and “rebukes of rage.” In Psalm 73:14 the singular construct form occurs in the complaint that the speaker is stricken all day and receives rebuke every morning.

   Ezekiel 5:15Ezekiel 25:17Psalm 73:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the term with “argument,” “rebuke,” and language of discipline or instruction; in the judgment verses it uses “furious rebukes” and “rebukes of rage.” These renderings show the clauses' presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.