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Lexicon :: Strong's H7379 - rîḇ

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רִיב
Transliteration
rîḇ
Pronunciation
reeb
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
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TWOT Reference: 2159a

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).

  1. strife, controversy, dispute

    1. strife, quarrel

    2. dispute, controversy, case at law

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
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.
STRONGS H7379: Abbreviations
רִיב 62 noun masculineIsaiah 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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

H7379

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7379 matches the Hebrew רִיב (rîḇ),
which occurs 61 times in 60 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 13:7–Jer 25:31)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:7 - So there were quarrels between Abram's herdsmen and Lot's herdsmen. (Now the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land at that time.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:7 - He called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the contending of the Israelites and because of their testing the LORD, saying, "Is the LORD among us or not?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:2 - "You must not follow a crowd in doing evil things; in a lawsuit you must not offer testimony that agrees with a crowd so as to pervert justice,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:3 - and you must not show partiality to a poor man in his lawsuit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:6 - "You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:12 - But how can I alone bear up under the burden of your hardship and strife?

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:8 - If a matter is too difficult for you to judge - bloodshed, legal claim, or assault - matters of controversy in your villages - you must leave there and go up to the place the LORD your God chooses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:17 - then both parties to the controversy must stand before the LORD, that is, before the priests and judges who will be in office in those days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:5 - Then the Levitical priests will approach (for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve him and to pronounce blessings in his name, and to decide every judicial verdict)

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:1 - If controversy arises between people, they should go to court for judgment. When the judges hear the case, they shall exonerate the innocent but condemn the guilty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:2 - Jephthah said to them, "My people and I were entangled in controversy with the Ammonites. I asked for your help, but you did not deliver me from their power.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:15 - May the LORD be our judge and arbiter. May he see and arbitrate my case and deliver me from your hands!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:39 - When David heard that Nabal had died, he said, "Praised be the LORD who has vindicated me and avenged the insult that I suffered from Nabal! The LORD has kept his servant from doing evil, and he has repaid Nabal for his evil deeds." Then David sent word to Abigail and asked her to become his wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:2 - Now Absalom used to get up early and stand beside the road that led to the city gate. Whenever anyone came by who had a complaint to bring to the king for arbitration, Absalom would call out to him, "What city are you from?" The person would answer, "I, your servant, am from one of the tribes of Israel."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:4 - Absalom would then say, "If only they would make me a judge in the land! Then everyone who had a judicial complaint could come to me and I would make sure he receives a just settlement."

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:44 - You rescue me from a hostile army; you preserve me as a leader of nations; people over whom I had no authority are now my subjects.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 19:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:8 - In Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed some Levites, priests, and Israelite family leaders to judge on behalf of the LORD and to settle disputes among the residents of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 19:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:10 - Whenever your countrymen who live in the cities bring a case before you (whether it involves a violent crime or other matters related to the law, commandments, rules, and regulations), warn them that they must not sin against the LORD. If you fail to do so, God will be angry with you and your colleagues; but if you obey, you will be free of guilt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:6 - "Listen now to my argument, and be attentive to my lips' contentions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:16 - I was a father to the needy, and I investigated the case of the person I did not know;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:35 - "If only I had someone to hear me! Here is my signature - let the Almighty answer me! If only I had an indictment that my accuser had written.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:19 - Or a person is chastened by pain on his bed, and with the continual strife of his bones,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:43

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:43 - You rescue me from a hostile army; you make me a leader of nations; people over whom I had no authority are now my subjects.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:20 - You hide them with you, where they are safe from the attacks of men; you conceal them in a shelter, where they are safe from slanderous attacks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:23 - Rouse yourself, wake up and vindicate me! My God and Lord, defend my just cause!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 43:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:1 - Vindicate me, O God! Fight for me against an ungodly nation! Deliver me from deceitful and evil men!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:9 - Confuse them, O Lord! Frustrate their plans! For I see violence and conflict in the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:22 - Rise up, O God! Defend your honor! Remember how fools insult you all day long!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:154

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:154 - Fight for me and defend me! Revive me with your word!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:18 - A quick-tempered person stirs up dissension, but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:1 - Better is a dry crust of bread where there is quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:14 - Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; stop it before strife breaks out!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:6 - The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:17 - The first to state his case seems right, until his opponent begins to cross-examine him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:3 - It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:23 - for the LORD will plead their case and will rob those who are robbing them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:11 - for their Protector is strong; he will plead their case against you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:9 - When you argue a case with your neighbor, do not reveal the secret of another person,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:17 - Like one who grabs a wild dog by the ears, so is the person passing by who becomes furious over a quarrel not his own.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:21 - Like charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, so is a contentious person to kindle strife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:33 - For as the churning of milk produces butter and as punching the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:23 - Your officials are rebels, they associate with thieves. All of them love bribery, and look for payoffs. They do not take up the cause of the orphan, or defend the rights of the widow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:8 - For the LORD has planned a day of revenge, a time when he will repay Edom for her hostility toward Zion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:11 - Look, all who were angry at you will be ashamed and humiliated; your adversaries will be reduced to nothing and perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:21 - "Present your argument," says the LORD. "Produce your evidence," says Jacob's king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:4 - Look, your fasting is accompanied by arguments, brawls, and fistfights. Do not fast as you do today, trying to make your voice heard in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 11:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:20 - So I said to the LORD, "O LORD who rules over all, you are a just judge! You examine people's hearts and minds. I want to see you pay them back for what they have done because I trust you to vindicate my cause."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:10 - I said, "Oh, mother, how I regret that you ever gave birth to me! I am always starting arguments and quarrels with the people of this land. I have not lent money to anyone and I have not borrowed from anyone. Yet all of these people are treating me with contempt."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:12 - O LORD who rules over all, you test and prove the righteous. You see into people's hearts and minds. Pay them back for what they have done because I trust you to vindicate my cause.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:31 - The sounds of battle will resound to the ends of the earth. For the LORD will bring charges against the nations. He will pass judgment on all humankind and will hand the wicked over to be killed in war.' The LORD so affirms it!

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