Hebrew · H7378, H7971 · unreviewed

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 word meaning "to contend / send away".

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Meaning

to contend / send away
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

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
Sequential imperfect Hos 2:4 · Isa 1:17 · Mic 6:1 · Prov 25:9
Jussive Hos 4:4 · Judg 6:31 · Judg 6:32 · Prov 3:30
Participle active Isa 45:9 · Jer 51:36
Infinitive absolute Jer 50:34
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