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H7378
Hebrew
Original Word
רִיבTransliteration
rîyb
Pronunciation
reeb
Definition
or רוּב; a primitive root; properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend; adversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, [idiom] ever, [idiom] lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, [idiom] thoroughly.
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Vine's Expository Dictionary
Plead (To)
"to plead, strive, conduct a legal case, make a charge." Found in both biblical and modern Hebrew, this term occurs as a verb some 70 times. It appear…
Strife
"to strive, contend." This verb occurs 65 times and in all periods of biblical Hebrew.In Exod 21:18 rîb is used in connection with a physical struggle…