יָרִיב
yârîyb · yaw-rebe'
literally he will contend; properly, adjective, contentious; used as noun, an adversary
Lexicon
Derivation: from H7378 (רִיב);
literally he will contend; properly, adjective, contentious; used as noun, an adversary
- literally, he will contend
- properly, adjective, contentious
- used as noun, an adversary
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: that content(-eth), that strive.
Letters
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the hand that works › the head, the highest › the hand that works › the house, what is within
The hand that works of the head, the highest of the hand that works of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יָרִיב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- with them that strive1 · 33%
- with him that contendeth1 · 33%
- of them that contend1 · 33%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.