Strong's Hebrew · H7378
H7378 rîyb
רִיב
reeb
to contend
rîyb appears 66 times in Scripture, including Genesis 26:20 and Exodus 17:2. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
In the King James Version
adversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, × ever, × lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, × thoroughly.
Derivation
or רוּב; a primitive root;
Appears 66 times in Scripture
“Why do you bring a case against Me? You have all rebelled against Me,” declares the LORD.”
“But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.”
“Then Jacob became incensed and challenged Laban. “What is my crime?” he said. “For what sin of mine have you so hotly pursued me?”
“So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?””
“By warfare and exile You contended with her and removed her with a fierce wind, as on the day the east wind blows.”
“Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.”
“He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, “At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.””
“Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of Hosts is His name. He will fervently plead their case so that He may bring rest to the earth, but turmoil to those who live in Babylon.”
“If men are quarreling and one strikes the other with a stone or a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
