רִיב
riv
“strife”
Definition
a contest (personal or legal)
or רִב; from H7378 (רִיב);
- strife, controversy, dispute 1a) strife, quarrel 1b) dispute, controversy, case at law
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
רִיב appears 55 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.”Then David sent word to Abigail, asking for her in marriage.
He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
“Present your case,” says the LORD.“Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob.
If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservantwhen they made a complaint against me,
It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute,but any fool will quarrel.
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