- Original: רוּב ריבo
- Transliteration: Riyb
- Phonetic: reeb
- Definition:
1. to strive, contend
a. (Qal)
1. to strive 1a
b. physically 1a
c. with words
1. to conduct a case or suit (legal), sue
2. to make complaint
3. to quarrel
d. (Hiphil) to contend against
- Origin: a primitive root
- TWOT entry: 2159
- Part(s) of speech: Verb
- Strong's: A primitive root; properly to toss that is grapple; mostly figuratively to wrangle that is hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend: - adversary chide complain contend debate X ever X lay wait plead rebuke strive X thoroughly.
Total KJV Occurrences: 66
• adversaries, 1
1 Samuel 2:10
• cause, 2
Psalm 74:22;
Isaiah 51:22
• chide, 4
Exodus 17:2(2);
Judges 8:1;
Psalm 103:9
• chided, 2
Genesis 31:36;
Numbers 20:3
• complain, 1
Judges 21:22
• contend, 6
Job 9:3;
Job 13:8;
Isaiah 50:8;
Isaiah 57:16;
Amos 7:4;
Micah 6:1
• contended, 4
Nehemiah 13:11;
Nehemiah 13:17;
Nehemiah 13:25;
Job 31:13
• contendest, 1
Job 10:2
• contendeth, 1
Job 40:2
• debate, 2
Proverbs 25:9;
Isaiah 27:8
• plead, 24
Judges 6:31(3);
Judges 6:32;
1 Samuel 24:15;
Job 13:19;
Job 23:6;
Psalm 35:1;
Psalm 43:1;
Psalm 119:154;
Proverbs 22:23;
Proverbs 23:11;
Isaiah 1:17;
Isaiah 3:13;
Jeremiah 2:9(2);
Jeremiah 2:29;
Jeremiah 12:1;
Jeremiah 50:34(2);
Jeremiah 51:36;
Hosea 2:2(2);
Micah 7:9
• pleaded, 2
1 Samuel 25:39;
Lamentations 3:58
• rebuked, 1
Nehemiah 5:7
• strive, 9
Genesis 26:20;
Deuteronomy 33:8;
Judges 11:25(2);
Job 33:13;
Proverbs 3:30;
Proverbs 25:8;
Hosea 4:4(2)
• striveth, 1
Isaiah 45:9
• strove, 3
Genesis 26:21;
Genesis 26:22;
Numbers 20:13
• together, 1
Exodus 21:18
• with, 1
Isaiah 49:25