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מְרִיבָה H4808

H4808 is the Hebrew word מְרִיבָה, transliterated mᵉrîybâh and said mer-ee-baw'. The King James Version most often renders it strife.

Word: מְרִיבָהTransliteration: mᵉrîybâhSaid: mer-ee-baw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 7 verses

What it means

quarrel.

Where it comes from

from H7378 (רִיב).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

strife 5×meribah-kadesh 1×provocation 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: provocation, strife.

Verses using מְרִיבָה

All 7 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 13:8 · KJV

And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.

Numbers 27:14 · KJV

For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.

Deuteronomy 32:51 · KJV

Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of MeribahKadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel.

Psalm 95:8 · KJV

Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

Psalm 106:32 · KJV

They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:

Ezekiel 47:19 · KJV

And the south side southward, from Tamar even to the waters of strife in Kadesh, the river to the great sea. And this is the south side southward.

Ezekiel 48:28 · KJV

And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4808 mean?

H4808 is the Hebrew word מְרִיבָה (mᵉrîybâh), meaning quarrel.

How is H4808 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it strife (5 times), meribah-kadesh (1 time), provocation (1 time).

How many times does H4808 appear in the Bible?

מְרִיבָה (mᵉrîybâh) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4808 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7378 (רִיב).

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