TBESH · H7379
רִיב · riv · strife
1) strife, controversy, dispute 1a) strife, quarrel 1b) dispute, controversy, case at law
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riv H7379
רִיב (riv) means “strife” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
רִיב Hebrew · H7379 61 tagged occurrences in 60 verses
Pronunciation guide: reeb Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
or רִב; from H7378 (רִיב); a contest (personal or legal)
KJV glosses: [phrase] adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.
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How translators render H7379
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| my cause | 4 |
| strife | 4 |
| dispute | 3 |
| my case | 3 |
| their case | 3 |
| a dispute | 2 |
| a grievance | 2 |
| from the strife | 2 |
| has a case | 2 |
| in his lawsuit | 2 |
| your case | 2 |
| a lawsuit | 1 |
| a quarrel | 1 |
| and disputes | 1 |
| and strife | 1 |
| and the plea | 1 |
| and to settle disputes | 1 |
| any dispute | 1 |
| argue | 1 |
| brings a charge | 1 |
| cause | 1 |
| conflict | 1 |
| discord | 1 |
| distress | 1 |
| for the cause | 1 |
| from accusing | 1 |
| has a charge to bring | 1 |
| in their lawsuits | 1 |
| indictment | 1 |
| of strife | 1 |
| quarreled | 1 |
| the case | 1 |
| the controversy | 1 |
| the dispute | 1 |
| to my cause | 1 |
| to state his case | 1 |
| to the dispute | 1 |
| to the plea | 1 |
| when they made a complaint | 1 |
| with contention | 1 |
| with strife | 1 |
| with you | 1 |
| your cause | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| my cause | 6 |
| strife | 6 |
| hath a controversy | 3 |
| their cause | 3 |
| in his cause | 2 |
| me from the strivings | 2 |
| thy cause | 2 |
| and for controversies | 1 |
| and in controversy | 1 |
| and strife | 1 |
| and the cause | 1 |
| and the multitude | 1 |
| and there was a strife | 1 |
| and what cause | 1 |
| and your strife | 1 |
| because of the chiding | 1 |
| between whom the controversy | 1 |
| contention | 1 |
| controversy | 1 |
| for strife | 1 |
| for the controversy | 1 |
| from strife | 1 |
| from the strife | 1 |
| hath also a controversy | 1 |
| if there be a controversy | 1 |
| in a cause | 1 |
| in his own cause | 1 |
| into contention | 1 |
| man in his cause | 1 |
| mine adversary | 1 |
| neither doth the cause | 1 |
| of controversy | 1 |
| of strife | 1 |
| shall every controversy | 1 |
| that had a controversy | 1 |
| that strive | 1 |
| the cause | 1 |
| the causes | 1 |
| thine own cause | 1 |
| to the pleadings | 1 |
| unto my cause | 1 |
| when they contended | 1 |
| which hath any suit | 1 |
| with strife | 1 |
| your cause | 1 |
Verses containing H7379
Page 1 of 2. 60 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Genesis 13:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in the land.
Read word by word - Exodus 17:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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?”
Read word by word - Exodus 23:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
Read word by word - Exodus 23:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.
Read word by word - Exodus 23:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 1:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But how can I bear your troubles, burdens, and disputes all by myself?
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 17:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 19:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time.
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 21:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 25:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.
Read word by word - Judges 12:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jephthah replied, “My people and I had a serious conflict with the Ammonites, and when I called, you did not save me out of their hands.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 24:15
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May the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 24.16
- 1 Samuel 25:39
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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 her to become his wife.
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 15:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 15:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And he would add, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land, then everyone with a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.”
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 22:44
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You have delivered me from the strife of my people; You have preserved me as the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 19:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Moreover, Jehoshaphat appointed in Jerusalem some of the Levites, priests, and heads of the Israelite families to judge on behalf of the LORD and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem.
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 19:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For every dispute that comes before you from your brothers who dwell in their cities—whether it regards bloodshed or some other violation of law, commandments, statutes, or ordinances—you are to warn them, so that they will not incur guilt before the LORD and wrath will not come upon you and your brothers. Do this, and you will not incur guilt.
Read word by word - Job 13:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Hear now my argument, and listen to the plea of my lips.
Read word by word - Job 29:16
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
Read word by word - Job 31:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me,
Read word by word - Job 31:35
· BSB · 1 occurrence
(Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature. Let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser compose an indictment.
Read word by word - Psalms 18:43
· BSB · 1 occurrence
You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 18.44
- Psalms 31:20
· BSB · 1 occurrence
You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 31.21
- Psalms 35:23
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Awake and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!
Read word by word - Psalms 43:1
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Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
Read word by word - Psalms 55:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 55.10
- Psalms 74:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.
Read word by word - Psalms 119:154
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Defend my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word.
Read word by word - Proverbs 15:18
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A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
Read word by word - Proverbs 17:1
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Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
Read word by word - Proverbs 17:14
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To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
Read word by word - Proverbs 18:6
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A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
Read word by word - Proverbs 18:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
Read word by word - Proverbs 20:3
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It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.
Read word by word - Proverbs 22:23
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for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.
Read word by word - Proverbs 23:11
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for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.
Read word by word - Proverbs 25:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,
Read word by word - Proverbs 26:17
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Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
Read word by word - Proverbs 26:21
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Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
Read word by word - Proverbs 30:33
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For as the churning of milk yields butter, and the twisting of the nose draws blood, so the stirring of anger brings forth strife.”
Read word by word - Isaiah 1:23
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Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
Read word by word - Isaiah 34:8
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For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
Read word by word - Isaiah 41:11
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Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.
Read word by word - Isaiah 41:21
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“Present your case,” says the LORD. “Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob.
Read word by word - Isaiah 58:4
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You fast with contention and strife to strike viciously with your fist. You cannot fast as you do today and have your voice be heard on high.
Read word by word - Jeremiah 11:20
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O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
Read word by word - Jeremiah 15:10
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Woe to me, my mother, that you have borne me, a man of strife and conflict in all the land. I have neither lent nor borrowed, yet everyone curses me.
Read word by word - Jeremiah 20:12
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O LORD of Hosts, who examines the righteous, who sees the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
Read word by word - Jeremiah 25:31
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD.
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