רִיב

Derivation

or רוּב; a primitive root;

Meaning

properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend

In the King James Version

adversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, [idiom] ever, [idiom] lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, [idiom] thoroughly.

Translated as

plead (23), strive (9), contend (7), chide (4), strove (3), contended (3), chode (2), pleaded (2), debate (2), ever (1), complain (1), adversaries (1), wait (1), rebuked (1), contendeth (1), striveth (1), pleadeth (1), throughly (1)

Where it appears

Found in 58 verses

Senesi

26:20, 26:21, 26:22, 31:36

ʻEkisotosi

17:2, 21:18

Nomipā

20:3, 20:13

Teutalonome

33:8

Fakamaau

6:31, 6:32, 8:1, 11:25, 21:22

1 Samuela

2:10, 15:5, 24:15, 25:39

Nehemaia

5:7, 13:11, 13:17, 13:25

Siope

9:3, 13:8, 13:19, 23:6, 33:13, 40:2

Saame

35:1, 43:1, 74:22, 103:9, 119:154

Lea Fakatātā

3:30, 22:23, 23:11, 25:8, 25:9

ʻIsaia

1:17, 3:13, 27:8, 45:9, 49:25, 50:8, 51:22, 57:16

Selemaia

2:9, 2:29, 12:1, 50:34, 51:36

Tangilāulau

3:58

Hosea

2:2, 4:4, 5:13

ʻAmosi

7:4

Maika

6:1, 7:9