רִיב
Strong's H7378
rîyb
/reeb/
properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H7378
- Hebrew
- רִיב
- Transliteration
- rîyb
- Pronunciation
- /reeb/
- KJV Translations
- 11 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
Derivation
or רוּב; a primitive root;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
adversarychidecomplaincontenddebateeverlay waitpleadrebukestrivethoroughly
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of rîyb:
יְהוֹיָרִיב
YᵉhôwyârîybH3080“Jehoiarib”
יָרֵבYârêbH3377“Jareb”
יְרֻבַּעַלYᵉrubbaʻalH3378“Jerubbaal”
יָרׇבְעָםYârobʻâmH3379“Jeroboam”
יְרֻבֶּשֶׁתYᵉrubbeshethH3380“Jerubbesheth”
יָרִיבyârîybH3401“that content(-eth)”
מְרִיב בַּעַלMᵉrîyb BaʻalH4807“Merib-baal”
מְרִיבָהmᵉrîybâhH4808“provocation”
רִיבrîybH7379“[phrase] adversary”
רִיבַיRîybayH7380“Ribai”
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