רִיב (rîyb) — Adversary
Hebrew word study: רִיב (rîyb), Strong's H7379. a contest (personal or legal)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
a contest (personal or legal)
KJV translation words: [phrase] adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.
Strong's H7379 is tagged on 61 words in 60 verses across 17 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 13:7 and last appears in Habakkuk 1:3.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 60)
- Genesis 13:7 — רִיב — quarreling
- Exodus 17:7 — רִיב — the quarrel of
- Exodus 23:2 — רִב — a case at law
- Exodus 23:3 — בְּרִיבוֹ ס — in case at law his
- Exodus 23:6 — בְּרִיבוֹ — in case at law his
- Deuteronomy 1:12 — וְרִיבְכֶם — and disputes your
- Deuteronomy 17:8 — רִיבֹת — cases at law
- Deuteronomy 19:17 — הָרִיב — the dispute
- Deuteronomy 21:5 — רִיב — dispute
- Deuteronomy 25:1 — רִיב — a dispute
- Judges 12:2 — רִיב — strife
- 1 Samuel 24:15 — רִיבִי — case my
- 1 Samuel 25:39 — רִיב — the case of
- 2 Samuel 15:2 — רִיב — a case at law
- 2 Samuel 15:4 — רִיב — a case at law
- 2 Samuel 22:44 — מֵרִיבֵי — from the strifes of
- 2 Chronicles 19:8 — וְלָרִיב — and for the disputes
- 2 Chronicles 19:10 — רִיב — case at law
- Job 13:6 — וְרִבוֹת — and the contentions of
- Job 29:16 — וְרִב — and a case at law of
- Job 31:13 — בְּרִבָם — in complaint their
- Job 31:35 — רִיבִי — case my
- Psalms 18:43 — מֵרִיבֵי — from the strivings of
- Psalms 31:20 — מֵרִיב — from strife of
- Psalms 35:23 — לְרִיבִי — for cause my
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Named in this entry's derivation: H7378 רִיב (rîyb).
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Frequently asked questions
What does rîyb (H7379) mean?
A contest (personal or legal).
How is H7379 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H7379 as: [phrase] adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit..
How often does רִיב (rîyb) appear?
Strong's H7379 is tagged on 61 words in 60 verses across 17 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 13:7 and last appears in Habakkuk 1:3.
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