H7378–רִיב–riv

The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours." He called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.

וַיָּרִ֜יבוּ (יָּרִ֜יבוּ) i.ya.Ri.vu “they disputed”

They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. He called the name of it Sitnah.

וַיָּרִ֖יבוּ (יָּרִ֖יבוּ) i.ya.Ri.vu “they disputed”

He left that place, and dug another well. They didn't argue over that one. He called it Rehoboth. He said, "For now Yahweh has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land."

רָב֖וּ ra.Vu “they disputed”

Jacob was angry, and argued with Laban. Jacob answered Laban, "What is my trespass? What is my sin, that you have hotly pursued after me?

וַיָּ֣רֶב (יָּ֣רֶב) i.Ya.rev “he quarreled”

Therefore the people quarreled with Moses, and said, "Give us water to drink." Moses said to them, "Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test Yahweh?"

וַיָּ֤רֶב (יָּ֤רֶב) i.Ya.rev “it quarreled”תְּרִיבוּן֙ (תְּרִיבוּ) te.ri.Vu “are you quarreling”

"If men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he doesn't die, but is confined to bed;

יְרִיבֻ֣ן (יְרִיבֻ֣) ye.ri.Vu “they will quarrel”

The people strove with Moses, and spoke, saying, Would that we had died when our brothers died before Yahweh!

וַיָּ֥רֶב (יָּ֥רֶב) i.Ya.rev “it quarreled”

These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with Yahweh, and he was sanctified in them.

רָב֥וּ ra.Vu “they quarreled”

This is [ergänzt: the blessing] of Judah: and he said, Hear, Yahweh, the voice of Judah, Bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself; You shall be a help against his adversaries.

רָ֣ב rav “he contended”

Of Levi he said, Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, Whom you did prove at Massah, With whom you did strive at the waters of Meribah;

תְּרִיבֵ֖הוּ (תְּרִיבֵ֖) te.ri.Ve. “you contended with”

Joash said to all who stood against him, Will you contend for Baal? Or will you save him? he who will contend for him, let him be put to death while [ergänzt: it is yet] morning: if he be a god, let him contend for himself, because one has broken down his altar.

תְּרִיב֣וּן (תְּרִיב֣וּ) te.ri.Vu “will you conduct a case”יָרִ֥יב ya.Riv “he will conduct a case”יָ֣רֶב Ya.rev “let him conduct a case”

Therefore on that day he named him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal contend against him, because he has broken down his altar.

יָ֤רֶב Ya.rev “let him conduct a case”

The men of Ephraim said to him, Why have you served us thus, that you didn't call us, when you went to fight with Midian? They did chide with him sharply.

וַיְרִיב֥וּן (יְרִיב֥וּ) y.ri.Vu “they quarreled”

Now are you anything better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them?

הֲר֥וֹב (ר֥וֹב) Rov “really <to quarrel>”רָב֙ rav “did he quarrel”

It shall be, when their fathers or their brothers come to complain to us, that we will say to them, Grant them graciously to us, because we didn't take for each man his wife in battle, neither did you give them to them, else would you now be guilty.

לָרִ֣יב (רִ֣יב) rov “make a complaint”

Those who strive with Yahweh shall be broken to pieces; Against them will he thunder in the sky: Yahweh will judge the ends of the earth; He will give strength to his king, Exalt the horn of his anointed.

מְרִיבָ֗יו (מְרִיבָ֗י) me.ri.vo “[those who] contend against”

Yahweh therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand.

וְיָרֵ֣ב (יָרֵ֣ב) ya.Rev “may he conduct”

When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be Yahweh, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from evil: and the evil-doing of Nabal has Yahweh returned on his own head. David sent and spoke concerning Abigail, to take her to him as wife.

רָב֩ rav “he has conducted”

Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, You exact usury, everyone of his brother. I held a great assembly against them.

וָאָרִ֙יבָה֙ (אָרִ֙יבָ) 'a.Ri.va “I contended”

Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

וָאָרִ֙יבָה֙ (אָרִ֙יבָ) 'a.Ri.va “I contended”

Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, What evil thing is this that you do, and profane the Sabbath day?

וָאָרִ֕יבָה (אָרִ֕יבָ) 'a.Ri.va “I contended”

I contended with them, and cursed them, and struck certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, [ergänzt: saying], You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.

וָאָרִ֤יב (אָרִ֤יב) 'a.Riv “I contended”

If he is pleased to contend with him, He can't answer him one time in a thousand.

לָרִ֣יב (רִ֣יב) Riv “conduct a case”

I will tell God, 'Do not condemn me, Show me why you contend with me.

תְּרִיבֵֽנִי׃ (תְּרִיבֵֽ) te.ri.Ve. “do you contend with”

Will you show partiality to him? Will you contend for God?

תְּרִיבֽוּן׃ (תְּרִיבֽוּ) te.ri.Vu “will you argue a case”