What does רִיב · מַצָּה mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H7379, H4683
רִיב / מַצָּה
A contest (personal or legal) · a quarrel
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רִיבH7379a contest (personal or legal)
Pronunciationriv
Legal dispute or personal conflict; often involves God as judge mediating between contending parties.
Open lexicon entry →מַצָּהH4683a quarrel
Pronunciationmaṣāh
Interpersonal conflict arising from disagreement; often depicts friction within community or covenant relationships
Open lexicon entry →What does רִיב / מַצָּה (rîv / maṣṣâ) mean in the Bible?
רִיב · מַצָּה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "dispute, contention, strife.".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7379, H4683?
H7379, H4683 is connected to 64 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. dispute, contention, strife.
Strong'sH7379, H4683
Lexical occurrences64 versesSource Gloss
dispute, contention, strife.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
רִיב / מַצָּה is built from this root: