Hebrew

Noun

ויכוח \ וִכּוּחַ • ‎(vikúakh) m ‎(plural indefinite ויכוחים \ וִכּוּחִים, singular construct ויכוח \ וִכּוּחַ־, plural construct ויכוחי \ וִכּוּחֵי־)

1. An argument, a verbal dispute, a quarrel: an exchange of words between parties who disagree about something.

   אין ויכוח כי […] — éin vikúakh kí […] — There is no dispute that […] or No one disputes that […]

2. (וִכּוּחַ־, vikúakh-) Singular construct form of ויכוח \ וִכּוּחַ‎.

Usage notes

• In current usage, the noun ויכוח ‎(vikúakh) is much more common than the verb ויכח ‎(vikákh) from which it derives. The more common verb is התווכח ‎(hitvakéakh); indeed, etymological considerations aside, ויכוח ‎(vikúakh) may perhaps be thought of as an action noun for the latter. (A regularly formed action noun התווכחות ‎(hitvak'khút) does exist, but is much less common.)