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רִיב H7378
H7378 is the Hebrew word רִיב, transliterated rîyb and said reeb. The King James Version most often renders it plead.
What it means
properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend.
Where it comes from
or רוּב; a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 48 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: adversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, [idiom] ever, [idiom] lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, [idiom] thoroughly.
Verses using רִיב
The first 40 of 58 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 26:20 · KJV
And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac’s herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.
Genesis 26:21 · KJV
And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
Genesis 26:22 · KJV
And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
Genesis 31:36 · KJV
And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?
Exodus 17:2 · KJV
Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?
Exodus 21:18 · KJV
And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:
Numbers 20:3 · KJV
And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!
Numbers 20:13 · KJV
This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.
Deuteronomy 33:8 · KJV
And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
Judges 6:31 · KJV
And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar.
Judges 6:32 · KJV
Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.
Judges 8:1 · KJV
And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.
Judges 11:25 · KJV
And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,
Judges 21:22 · KJV
And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.
1 Samuel 2:10 · KJV
The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
1 Samuel 15:5 · KJV
And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
1 Samuel 24:15 · KJV
The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.
1 Samuel 25:39 · KJV
And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.
Nehemiah 5:7 · KJV
Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.
Nehemiah 13:11 · KJV
Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
Nehemiah 13:17 · KJV
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
Nehemiah 13:25 · KJV
And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.
Job 9:3 · KJV
If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
Job 13:8 · KJV
Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?
Job 13:19 · KJV
Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.
Job 23:6 · KJV
Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.
Job 33:13 · KJV
Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
Job 40:2 · KJV
Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
Psalm 35:1 · KJV
Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
Psalm 43:1 · KJV
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
Psalm 74:22 · KJV
Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
Psalm 103:9 · KJV
He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
Psalm 119:154 · KJV
Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.
Proverbs 3:30 · KJV
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
Proverbs 22:23 · KJV
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
Proverbs 23:11 · KJV
For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
Proverbs 25:8 · KJV
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
Proverbs 25:9 · KJV
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
Isaiah 1:17 · KJV
Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Isaiah 3:13 · KJV
The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7378 mean?
H7378 is the Hebrew word רִיב (rîyb), meaning properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend.
How is H7378 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it plead (18 times), strive (7 times), contend (7 times), strove (3 times), chide (3 times), among others.
How many times does H7378 appear in the Bible?
רִיב (rîyb) is tagged in 58 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7378 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or רוּב; a primitive root.
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