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Lexicon :: Strong's H7379 - rîḇ

Strong's

Red Letter

רִיב

Transliteration

rîḇ

Pronunciation

reeb

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Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From רִיב (H7378)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2159a

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

רִיב rîyb, reeb; or רִב rib; from H7378; a contest (personal or legal):— adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 62x

The KJV translates Strong's H7379 in the following manner: cause (24x), strife (16x), controversy (13x), contention (2x), miscellaneous (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 62x

The KJV translates Strong's H7379 in the following manner: cause (24x), strife (16x), controversy (13x), contention (2x), miscellaneous (7x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

strife, controversy, dispute
1. strife, quarrel
2. dispute, controversy, case at law

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H7379: Abbreviations

רִיב ₆₂ noun masculine^{Isaiah 1:23} strife, dispute; — absolute ר׳ Genesis 13:7 +, רִב Exodus 23:2 +; construct רִיב Exodus 17:7 +; suffix רִיבִי 1 Samuel 24:16 +, בְּרִבָם Job 31:13 (or infinitive?), etc.; plural רִיבֹת Deuteronomy 17:8; construct רִיבֵי 2 Samuel 22:44 + 2 times, רִבוֺת Job 13:6; — strife, quarrel:

†1. in words, Exodus 17:7 (J), Deuteronomy 1:12, about pasturage Genesis 13:7 (J; = מְרִיבָה Genesis 13:8), in general Proverbs 15:18; Proverbs 17:14; Proverbs 20:3; Proverbs 26:17, 21; Proverbs 30:33, + מָדוֺן Habakkuk 1:3, so זִבְחֵירֿ׳ Proverbs 17:1; figurative עֲצָמָיו ר׳ Job 33:19 Kt (Qr רוב, i.e. רֹב which see); לְשֹׁנוֺת ר׳ Psalm 31:21, compare Isaiah 58:4; Proverbs 18:6; אִישׁ ר׳ Jeremiah 15:10 (+ מָדוֺן א׳).

†2. of public hostilities 2 Samuel 22:44 = Psalm 18:44, compare אִישׁ רִיב Judges 12:2, אַנְשֵׁי רִיבֶ֑ךָ Isaiah 41:11; || חָמָס Psalm 55:10.

3. ₃₉ especially dispute, controversy, case at law: Exodus 23:2, 3, 6 (E), Deuteronomy 21:5 (+ נֶגַע), Deuteronomy 25:1; 2 Samuel 15:2, 4 (|| מִשְׁפָּט), + 10 times, + (of י׳) Hosea 4:1; Hosea 12:3; Micah 6:2 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 25:31; Ezekiel 44:24; Lamentations 3:36; as accusative of congnate meaning with verb, case, cause Micah 7:9; Jeremiah 50:34 + 8 times (see √ 3), + חֶרְפָּתִי רִיב 1 Samuel 25:39, רִיבֵי נַפְשִׁי Lamentations 3:58; דִּבְרֵי רִיבֹת Deuteronomy 17:8 matters of controversy; ר׳ Deuteronomy 19:17 dispute as to guilt; אִישׁ דִיבִי Job 31:35 = accuser.

†4. plea: Proverbs 18:17, רִבוֺת שְׂפָתַי Job 13:6 pleadings of my lips.

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

13:7; 13:7; 13:8

Exodus

17:7; 17:7; 23:2; 23:2; 23:3; 23:6

Deuteronomy

1:12; 17:8; 17:8; 19:17; 21:5; 25:1

Judges

12:2

1 Samuel

24:16; 25:39

2 Samuel

15:2; 15:4; 22:44; 22:44

Job

13:6; 13:6; 31:13; 31:35; 33:19

Psalms

18:44; 31:21; 55:10

Proverbs

15:18; 17:1; 17:14; 18:6; 18:17; 20:3; 26:17; 26:21; 30:33

Isaiah

1:23; 41:11; 58:4

Jeremiah

15:10; 25:31; 50:34

Lamentations

3:36; 3:58

Ezekiel

44:24

Hosea

4:1; 12:3

Micah

6:2; 7:9

Habakkuk

1:3

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Strong's Number H7379 matches the Hebrew רִיב (rîḇ),
which occurs 60 times in 59 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Jer 51:36 - Therefore^H3651 thus^H3541 says^H559 the LORD,^H3068
“Behold,^H2009 I am going to plead^H7378 your case^H7379
And exact^H5358 full^H5360 vengeance^H5360 for you;
And I will dry^H2717 up her [fn]sea^H3220
And make^H3001 her fountain^H4726 dry.^H3001

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Lam 3:36 - To [fn]defraud^H5791 a man^H120 in his lawsuit^H7379—
Of these things the Lord^H136 does not [fn]approve.^H7200

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Lam 3:58 - O Lord,^H136 You have pleaded^H7378 my soul’s^H5315 cause;^H7379
You have redeemed^H1350 my life.^H2416

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Eze 44:24 - “In a dispute^H7379 they shall take^H5975 their stand^H5975 to judge;^H8199 they shall judge^H8199 it according to My ordinances.^H4941 They shall also keep^H8104 My laws^H8451 and My statutes^H2708 in all^H3605 My appointed^H4150 feasts^H4150 and sanctify^H6942 My sabbaths.^H7676

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Hos 4:1 - Listen^H8085 to the word^H1697 of the LORD,^H3068 O sons^H1121 of Israel,^H3478
For the LORD^H3068 has a case^H7379 against^H5973 the inhabitants^H3427 of the land,^H776
Because^H3588 there^H369 is no^H369 [fn]faithfulness^H571 or [fn]kindness^H2617
Or knowledge^H1847 of God^H430 in the land.^H776

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Hos 12:2 - The LORD^H3068 also has a dispute^H7379 with Judah,^H3063
And will punish^H6485 Jacob^H3290 according to his ways;^H1870
He will repay^H7725 him according to his deeds.^H4611

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Mic 6:2 - “Listen,^H8085 you mountains,^H2022 to the indictment^H7379 of the LORD,^H3068
And you enduring^H386 foundations^H4144 of the earth,^H776
Because^H3588 the LORD^H3068 has a case^H7379 against^H5973 His people;^H5971
Even with Israel^H3478 He will dispute.^H3198

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Mic 7:9 - I will bear^H5375 the indignation^H2197 of the LORD^H3068
Because^H3588 I have sinned^H2398 against Him,
Until^H5704^H834 He pleads^H7378 my case^H7379 and executes^H6213 justice^H4941 for me.
He will bring^H3318 me out to the light,^H216
And I will see^H7200 His [fn]righteousness.^H6666

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Hab 1:3 - Why^H4100 do You make^H7200 me see^H7200 iniquity,^H205
And cause me to look^H5027 on wickedness?^H5999
Yes, destruction^H7701 and violence^H2555 are before^H5048 me;
Strife^H7379 exists^H1961 and contention^H4066 arises.^H5375

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