1) to strive, contend 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to strive 1a1a) physically 1a1b) with words 1a2) to conduct a case or suit (legal), sue 1a3) to make complaint 1a4) to quarrel 1b) (Hiphil) to contend against
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H7378 — רִיב
riv · to contend · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 26:20 · וַיָּרִ֜יבוּAnd the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac’s herdmen, saying, The water [is] ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.Genesis 26:21 · וַיָּרִ֖יבוּAnd they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.Genesis 26:22 · רָב֖וּAnd he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.Genesis 31:36 · וַיָּ֣רֶבAnd Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What [is] my trespass? what [is] my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?Exodus 17:2 · וַיָּ֤רֶב · תְּרִיבוּן֙Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?Exodus 21:18 · יְרִיבֻ֣ןAnd if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with [his] fist, and he die not, but keepeth [his] bed:Numbers 20:3 · וַיָּ֥רֶבAnd the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!Numbers 20:13 · רָב֥וּThis [is] the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.Deuteronomy 33:7 · רָ֣בAnd this [is the blessing] of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help [to him] from his enemies.Deuteronomy 33:8 · תְּרִיבֵ֖הוּAnd of Levi he said, [Let] thy Thummim and thy Urim [be] with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, [and with] whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;Judges 6:31 · תְּרִיב֣וּן · יָרִ֥יב · יָ֣רֶבAnd Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst [it is yet] morning: if he [be] a god, let him plead for himself, because [one] hath cast down his altar.Judges 6:32 · יָ֤רֶבTherefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.Judges 8:1 · וַיְרִיב֥וּןAnd the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.Judges 11:25 · הֲר֥וֹב · רָב֙And now [art] thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,Judges 21:22 · לָרִ֣יבAnd it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, [that] ye should be guilty.1 Samuel 2:10 · מְרִיבָ֗יוThe adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.1 Samuel 24:15 · וְיָרֵ֣בThe LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.1 Samuel 25:39 · רָב֩And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed [be] the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.Nehemiah 5:7 · וָאָרִ֙יבָה֙Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.Nehemiah 13:11 · וָאָרִ֙יבָה֙Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.Nehemiah 13:17 · וָאָרִ֕יבָהThen I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing [is] this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?Nehemiah 13:25 · וָאָרִ֤יבAnd I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, [saying], Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.Job 9:3 · לָרִ֣יבIf he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.Job 10:2 · תְּרִיבֵֽנִי׃I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.Job 13:8 · תְּרִיבֽוּן׃Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?Job 13:19 · יָרִ֣יבWho [is] he [that] will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.Job 23:6 · יָרִ֣יבWill he plead against me with [his] great power? No; but he would put [strength] in me.Job 33:13 · רִיב֑וֹתָWhy dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.Job 40:2 · הֲ֭רֹבShall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.Psalm 35:1 · רִיבָ֣ה[A Psalm] of David. Plead [my cause], O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.Psalm 43:1 · וְרִ֘יבָ֤הJudge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.Psalm 74:22 · רִיבָ֣הArise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.Psalm 103:9 · יָרִ֑יבHe will not always chide: neither will he keep [his anger] for ever.Psalm 119:154 · רִיבָ֣הPlead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.Proverbs 3:30 · תָּרִ֣יבStrive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.Proverbs 22:23 · יָרִ֣יבFor the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.Proverbs 23:11 · יָרִ֖יבFor their redeemer [is] mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.Proverbs 25:8 · לָרִ֗בGo not forth hastily to strive, lest [thou know not] what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.Proverbs 25:9 · רִ֣יבDebate thy cause with thy neighbour [himself]; and discover not a secret to another:Isaiah 1:17 · רִ֖יבוּLearn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.Isaiah 3:13 · לָרִ֖יבThe LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.Isaiah 19:20 · וָרָ֖בAnd it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the LORD because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them.Isaiah 27:8 · תְּרִיבֶ֑נָּהIn measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.Isaiah 45:9 · רָ֚בWoe unto him that striveth with his Maker! [Let] the potsherd [strive] with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?Isaiah 49:25 · אָרִ֔יבBut thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.Isaiah 50:8 · יָרִ֥יב[He is] near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who [is] mine adversary? let him come near to me.Isaiah 51:22 · יָרִ֣יבThus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God [that] pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, [even] the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:Isaiah 57:16 · אָרִ֔יבFor I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls [which] I have made.Jeremiah 2:9 · אָרִ֥יב · אָרִֽיב׃Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children’s children will I plead.Jeremiah 2:29 · תָרִ֖יבוּWherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.Jeremiah 12:1 · אָרִ֖יבRighteous [art] thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of [thy] judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they happy that deal very treacherously?Jeremiah 50:34 · רִ֥יב · יָרִ֖יבTheir Redeemer [is] strong; the LORD of hosts [is] his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.Jeremiah 51:36 · רָב֙Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.Lamentations 3:58 · רַ֧בְתָּO Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.Hosea 2:2 · רִ֤יבוּ · רִ֔יבוּPlead with your mother, plead: for she [is] not my wife, neither [am] I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;Hosea 4:4 · יָרֵ֖ב · כִּמְרִיבֵ֥יYet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people [are] as they that strive with the priest.Amos 7:4 · לָרִ֥בThus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.Micah 6:1 · רִ֣יבHear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.Micah 7:9 · יָרִ֤יבI will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, [and] I shall behold his righteousness.