What does רִיב · שָׁלַח mean in the Bible?
רִיב · שָׁלַח is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to contend / send away".
Hebrew · H7378, H7971
רִיב / שָׁלַח
Properly, to toss , i.e. grapple ; mostly figuratively, to wrangle , i.e. hold a controversy ; (by implication) to defend · to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
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רִיב H7378 properly, to toss , i.e. grapple ; mostly figuratively, to wrangle , i.e. hold a controversy ; (by implication) to defend
Pronunciation riv
Escalation from physical grappling to legal/verbal dispute; often frames God's covenant lawsuit against Israel's unfaithfulness
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שָׁלַח H7971 to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
Pronunciation shālaḥ
Conveys deliberate release of agency—from sending messengers to dismissing servants to divorcing wives—across volitional contexts.
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What does רִיב / שָׁלַח (rîḇ / šālaḥ) mean in the Bible?
רִיב · שָׁלַח is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to contend / send away".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7378, H7971?
H7378, H7971 is connected to 917 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to contend / send away
Source Gloss
to contend / send away
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 35
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 35×
Imperfect Isa 50:8 · Isa 51:22 · Jer 50:34 · Job 13:19 · Job 23:6 · Judg 6:31 · Mic 7:9 · Prov 22:23 · Prov 23:11 · Ps 103:9 · Isa 49:25 · Isa 57:16 · Jer 2:9 · Jer 12:1 · Jer 2:29 16×
Perfect 1Sam 25:39 · Judg 11:25 · Gen 26:22 · Num 20:13 · Job 33:13 · Lam 3:58 6×
Sequential imperfect Hos 2:4 · Isa 1:17 · Mic 6:1 · Prov 25:9 5×
Jussive Hos 4:4 · Judg 6:31 · Judg 6:32 · Prov 3:30 5×
Participle active Isa 45:9 · Jer 51:36 2×
Infinitive absolute Jer 50:34 1×
Word Origins
רִיב / שָׁלַח is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain