3401. yarib

Lexicon

yarib: To contend, to strive, to quarrel

Original Word: יָרִיב
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: yariyb
Pronunciation: yah-REEB
Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-rebe')
KJV: that content(-eth), that strive
NASB: contend, one who contends, opponents
Word Origin: [from H7378 (רִיבּ רוּב - contend)]

1. (literally) he will contend
2. (properly, adjective) contentious
3. (as noun) an adversary

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

that contends, that strive , adversary

From riyb; literally, he will contend; properly, adjective, contentious; used as noun, an adversary -- that content(-eth), that strive.

see HEBREW riyb

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from rib
Definition
opponent, adversary
NASB Translation
contend (1), one who contends (1), opponents (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. [יָרִיב] noun [masculine] opponent, adversary (Ges^{§ 85d}); — suffix (of Zion), יְדִיבֵךְ Isaiah 49:26 (ᵐ5 רִיבֵךְ so Du); compare plural suffix יְרִיבַ֑י Psalm 35:1 ("" לֹחֲמָ֑י); of personal opponent, יְרִיבָ֑י Jeremiah 18:19 (ᵐ5 דִיבִי, so Gie).

Forms and Transliterations

יְרִיבֵךְ֙ יְרִיבַ֑י יְרִיבָֽי׃ יריבי יריבי׃ יריבך yə·rî·ḇay yə·rî·ḇāy yə·rî·ḇêḵ yərîḇay yərîḇāy yərîḇêḵ yeriVai yeriveCh

Englishman's Concordance

Psalm 35:1
HEB: יְ֭הוָה אֶת־ יְרִיבַ֑י לְ֝חַ֗ם אֶת־
NAS: O LORD, with those who contend with me; Fight
KJV: [my cause], O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight
INT: Contend LORD contend Fight fight

Isaiah 49:25
HEB: יִמָּלֵ֑ט וְאֶת־ יְרִיבֵךְ֙ אָנֹכִ֣י אָרִ֔יב
NAS: For I will contend with the one who contends with you, And I will save
KJV: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save
INT: will be rescued with the one I will contend

Jeremiah 18:19
HEB: וּשְׁמַ֖ע לְק֥וֹל יְרִיבָֽי׃
NAS: to what my opponents are saying!
KJV: to the voice of them that contend with me.
INT: listen to what my opponents

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3401
3 Occurrences

yə·rî·ḇay — 2 Occ.
yə·rî·ḇêḵ — 1 Occ.