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רִיב

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רִיב H7379
Pronunciation riv

What does רִיב (riv) mean in the Bible?

רִיב (riv): Legal dispute or personal conflict; often involves God as judge mediating between contending parties.

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Questions this entry answers

What does רִיב (riv) mean in the Bible?

רִיב (riv): Legal dispute or personal conflict; often involves God as judge mediating between contending parties.

How does the BSB render H7379?

The BSB source-word alignment has 62 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include my cause (4), strife (4), dispute (3), my case (3), their case (3).

Where does רִיב (riv) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 13:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (12), Psalms (7), Jeremiah (6), Deuteronomy (5).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
my cause 4× 1 Samuel 25:39, Psalms 119:154, Jeremiah 11:20, Jeremiah 20:12
strife 4× Proverbs 18:6, Proverbs 26:21, Proverbs 30:33, Habakkuk 1:3
dispute 3× Deuteronomy 21:5, 2 Chronicles 19:10, Proverbs 15:18
my case 3× 1 Samuel 24:15, Psalms 43:1, Micah 7:9
their case 3× Proverbs 22:23, Proverbs 23:11, Jeremiah 50:34
a dispute 2× Deuteronomy 25:1, Proverbs 20:3
a grievance 2× 2 Samuel 15:2, 2 Samuel 15:4
from the strife 2× 2 Samuel 22:44, Psalms 18:43
has a case 2× Hosea 4:1, Micah 6:2
in his lawsuit 2× Exodus 23:3, Lamentations 3:36
your case 2× Isaiah 41:21, Jeremiah 51:36
. . . 1× Job 31:35
a lawsuit 1× Exodus 23:2
a quarrel 1× Proverbs 26:17
and disputes 1× Deuteronomy 1:12
and strife 1× Psalms 55:9
and the plea 1× Isaiah 1:23
and to settle disputes 1× 2 Chronicles 19:8
any dispute 1× Ezekiel 44:24
Argue 1× Proverbs 25:9
brings a charge 1× Jeremiah 25:31
cause 1× Lamentations 3:58
conflict 1× Judges 12:2
discord 1× Genesis 13:7
distress 1× Job 33:19
for the cause 1× Isaiah 34:8
from accusing 1× Psalms 31:20
has a charge to bring 1× Hosea 12:2
in their lawsuits 1× Exodus 23:6
indictment 1× Micah 6:2
of strife 1× Jeremiah 15:10
quarreled 1× Exodus 17:7
the case 1× Job 29:16
the controversy 1× Deuteronomy 17:8
the dispute 1× Proverbs 17:14
to my cause 1× Psalms 35:23
to state his case 1× Proverbs 18:17
to the dispute 1× Deuteronomy 19:17
to the plea 1× Job 13:6
when they made a complaint 1× Job 31:13
with contention 1× Isaiah 58:4
with strife 1× Proverbs 17:1
with you 1× Isaiah 41:11
Your cause 1× Psalms 74:22
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 13:7 רִ֗יב to discord Noun - masculine singular Exodus 17:7 רִ֣יב׀ to quarreled Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 23:2 רִ֗ב to a lawsuit Noun - masculine singular Exodus 23:3 בְּרִיבֽוֹ׃ס to in his lawsuit Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 23:6 בְּרִיבֽוֹ׃ to in their lawsuits Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 1:12 וְרִֽיבְכֶֽם׃ to and disputes Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Deuteronomy 17:8 רִיבֹ֖ת to the controversy Noun - masculine plural Deuteronomy 19:17 הָרִ֖יב to to the dispute Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 21:5 רִ֥יב to dispute Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 25:1 רִיב֙ to a dispute Noun - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 13:7
Aligned rows 62
Books represented 17
Genesis 1 Exodus 4 Deuteronomy 5 Judges 1 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 3 2 Chronicles 2 Job 5 Psalms 7 Proverbs 12 Isaiah 5 Jeremiah 6 Lamentations 2 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 2 Micah 3 Habakkuk 1
Source forms
רִ֗יב 3x rîḇ Genesis 13:7, Judges 12:2, Ezekiel 44:24
רִ֥יב 3x rîḇ Deuteronomy 21:5, 2 Samuel 15:4, Proverbs 26:17
רִ֤יב 3x rîḇ Jeremiah 25:31, Hosea 4:1, Micah 6:2
וְרִ֥יב 2x wə·rîḇ Isaiah 1:23, Hosea 12:2
רִיב֩ 2x rîḇ 2 Samuel 15:2, 2 Chronicles 19:10
רִֽיב׃ 2x rîḇ Proverbs 15:18, Proverbs 17:1
רִֽיב׃פ 2x rîḇ Proverbs 26:21, Proverbs 30:33
רִיבִֽי׃ס 2x rî·ḇî Jeremiah 11:20, Jeremiah 20:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 19x Genesis 13:7, Exodus 23:2, Deuteronomy 21:5, Deuteronomy 25:1
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 6x 1 Samuel 24:15, Psalms 43:1, Psalms 119:154, Jeremiah 11:20
Noun - masculine singular construct 4x Exodus 17:7, 1 Samuel 25:39, Job 31:35, Micah 6:2
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 4x Exodus 23:3, Exodus 23:6, Proverbs 18:17, Lamentations 3:36
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 3x Job 29:16, Psalms 55:9, Hosea 12:2
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 3x Proverbs 22:23, Proverbs 23:11, Jeremiah 50:34
Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 19:17, Proverbs 17:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Job 33:19, Isaiah 1:23
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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