רִיב (rîyb) — Adversary
Hebrew word study: רִיב (rîyb), Strong's H7378. properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
KJV translation words: adversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, [idiom] ever, [idiom] lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, [idiom] thoroughly.
Strong's H7378 is tagged on 67 words in 59 verses across 16 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 26:20 and last appears in Micah 7:9.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 59)
- Genesis 26:20 — וַיָּרִיבוּ — and they disputed
- Genesis 26:21 — וַיָּרִיבוּ — and they disputed
- Genesis 26:22 — רָבוּ — they disputed
- Genesis 31:36 — וַיָּרֶב — and he quarreled
- Exodus 17:2 — וַיָּרֶב — and it quarreled
- Exodus 21:18 — יְרִיבֻן — they will quarrel
- Numbers 20:3 — וַיָּרֶב — and it quarreled
- Numbers 20:13 — רָבוּ — they quarreled
- Deuteronomy 33:7 — רָב — he contended
- Deuteronomy 33:8 — תְּרִיבֵהוּ — you contended with him
- Judges 6:31 — תְּרִיבוּן — will you conduct a case
- Judges 6:32 — יָרֶב — let him conduct a case
- Judges 8:1 — וַיְרִיבוּן — and they quarreled
- Judges 11:25 — הֲרוֹב — ¿ really to quarrel
- Judges 21:22 — לָרִיב — to make a complaint
- 1 Samuel 2:10 — מְרִיבָיו — those who contend against him
- 1 Samuel 24:15 — וְיָרֵב — and may he conduct
- 1 Samuel 25:39 — רָב — he has conducted
- Nehemiah 5:7 — וָאָרִיבָה — and I contended
- Nehemiah 13:11 — וָאָרִיבָה — and I contended
- Nehemiah 13:17 — וָאָרִיבָה — and I contended
- Nehemiah 13:25 — וָאָרִיב — and I contended
- Job 9:3 — לָרִיב — to conduct a case
- Job 10:2 — תְּרִיבֵנִי — do you contend with me
- Job 13:8 — תְּרִיבוּן — will you argue a case
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H3080 יְהוֹיָרִיב (Yᵉhôwyârîyb), H3377 יָרֵב (Yârêb), H3378 יְרֻבַּעַל (Yᵉrubbaʻal), H3379 יָרׇבְעָם (Yârobʻâm), H3380 יְרֻבֶּשֶׁת (Yᵉrubbesheth), H3401 יָרִיב (yârîyb), H4807 מְרִיב בַּעַל (Mᵉrîyb Baʻal), H4808 מְרִיבָה (mᵉrîybâh), H7379 רִיב (rîyb), H7380 רִיבַי (Rîybay).
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What does rîyb (H7378) mean?
Properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend.
How is H7378 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H7378 as: adversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, [idiom] ever, [idiom] lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, [idiom] thoroughly..
How often does רִיב (rîyb) appear?
Strong's H7378 is tagged on 67 words in 59 verses across 16 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 26:20 and last appears in Micah 7:9.
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