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 herdsmen of Gerar strove with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.Genesis 26:21 · וַיָּרִ֖יבוּAnd they digged another well, and they 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 Jehovah 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 hotly pursued after me?Exodus 17:2 · וַיָּ֤רֶב · תְּרִיבוּן֙Wherefore the people strove with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why strive ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt Jehovah?Exodus 21:18 · יְרִיבֻ֣ןAnd if men contend, and one smite the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keep his bed;Numbers 20:3 · וַיָּ֥רֶבAnd the people strove with Moses, and spake, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before Jehovah!Numbers 20:13 · רָב֥וּThese are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with Jehovah, and he was sanctified in them.Deuteronomy 33:7 · רָ֣בAnd this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of Judah, And bring him in unto his people. With his hands he contended for himself; And thou shalt be a help against his adversaries.Deuteronomy 33:8 · תְּרִיבֵ֖הוּAnd of Levi he said, Thy Thummim and thy Urim are with thy godly one, Whom thou didst prove at Massah, 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 contend for Baal? or will ye save him? he that will contend for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him contend for himself, because one hath broken down his altar.Judges 6:32 · יָ֤רֶבTherefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal contend against him, because he hath broken 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 Midian? And they did chide with him sharply.Judges 11:25 · הֲר֥וֹב · רָב֙And now art thou anything 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 to complain unto us, that we will say unto them, Grant them graciously unto us, because we took not for each man of them his wife in battle, neither did ye give them unto them, else would ye now be guilty.1 Samuel 2:10 · מְרִיבָ֗יוThey that strive with Jehovah shall be broken to pieces; Against them will he thunder in heaven: Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth; And he will give strength unto his king, And exalt the horn of his anointed.1 Samuel 24:15 · וְיָרֵ֣בJehovah therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.1 Samuel 25:39 · רָב֩And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be Jehovah, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept back his servant from evil: and the evil-doing of Nabal hath Jehovah returned upon his own head. And David sent and spake concerning Abigail, to take her to him to wife.Nehemiah 5:7 · וָאָרִ֙יבָה֙Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and therulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I held 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 for your sons, or for yourselves.Job 9:3 · לָרִ֣יבIf he be pleased to contend with him, He cannot answer him one of a thousand.Job 10:2 · תְּרִיבֵֽנִי׃I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; Show me wherefore thou contendest with me.Job 13:8 · תְּרִיבֽוּן׃Will ye show partiality to him? Will ye contend for God?Job 13:19 · יָרִ֣יבWho is he that will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and give up the ghost.Job 23:6 · יָרִ֣יבWould he contend with me in the greatness of his power? Nay; but he would give heed unto me.Job 33:13 · רִיב֑וֹתָWhy dost thou strive against him, For that he giveth not account of any of his matters?Job 40:2 · הֲ֭רֹבShall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.Psalm 35:1 · רִיבָ֣הA Psalm of David. Strive thou, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me: Fight thou against them that fight against me.Psalm 43:1 · וְרִ֘יבָ֤הJudge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: Oh 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 all the day.Psalm 103:9 · יָרִ֑יבHe will not always chide; Neither will he keep his anger for ever.Psalm 119:154 · רִיבָ֣הPlead thou my cause, and redeem 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 Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.Proverbs 23:11 · יָרִ֖יבFor their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their cause against thee.Proverbs 25:8 · לָרִ֗בGo not forth hastily to strive, Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.Proverbs 25:9 · רִ֣יבDebate thy cause with thy neighbor himself, And disclose not the secret of another;Isaiah 1:17 · רִ֖יבוּlearn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.Isaiah 3:13 · לָרִ֖יבJehovah standeth up to contend, and standeth to judge the peoples.Isaiah 19:20 · וָרָ֖בAnd it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto Jehovah of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they shall cry unto Jehovah because of oppressors, and he will send them a saviour, and a defender, and he will deliver them.Isaiah 27:8 · תְּרִיבֶ֑נָּהIn measure, when thou sendest them away, thou dost contend with them; he hath removed them with his rough blast in the day of the east wind.Isaiah 45:9 · רָ֚בWoe unto him that striveth with his Maker! a potsherd among 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 Jehovah, 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 · יָרִ֥יבHe is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand up together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.Isaiah 51:22 · יָרִ֣יבThus saith thy Lord Jehovah, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thy hand the cup of staggering, even the bowl of the cup of my wrath; 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 would faint before me, and the souls that I have made.Jeremiah 2:9 · אָרִ֥יב · אָרִֽיב׃Wherefore I will yet contend with you, saith Jehovah, and with your children’s children will I contend.Jeremiah 2:29 · תָרִ֖יבוּWherefore will ye contend with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith Jehovah.Jeremiah 12:1 · אָרִ֖יבRighteous art thou, O Jehovah, when I contend with thee; yet would I reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?Jeremiah 50:34 · רִ֥יב · יָרִ֖יבTheir Redeemer is strong; Jehovah of hosts is his name: he will thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.Jeremiah 51:36 · רָב֙Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her fountain dry.Lamentations 3:58 · רַ֧בְתָּO Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.Hosea 2:2 · רִ֤יבוּ · רִ֔יבוּContend with your mother, contend; for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband; and let her put away her whoredoms from her face, and her adulteries from between her breasts;Hosea 4:4 · יָרֵ֖ב · כִּמְרִיבֵ֥יYet let no man strive, neither let any man reprove; for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.Amos 7:4 · לָרִ֥בThus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, the Lord Jehovah called to contend by fire; and it devoured the great deep, and would have eaten up the land.Micah 6:1 · רִ֣יבHear ye now what Jehovah saith: Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.Micah 7:9 · יָרִ֤יבI will bear the indignation of Jehovah, 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.