רִיב

rivNoun (Masculine)H7379

strife

From: or רִב; from H7378 (רִיב);

Short Definition

a contest (personal or legal)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. strife, controversy, dispute 1a) strife, quarrel 1b) dispute, controversy, case at law

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

55 times

Appears 55 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Proverbs
12
Jeremiah
6
Deuteronomy
5
Isaiah
5
Exodus
4

Key Passages

  • 1 Samuel 25:39
  • Exodus 17:7
  • Isaiah 41:21
  • Job 31:13
  • Proverbs 20:3

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