- Original: רוּב ריבo - Transliteration: Riyb - Phonetic: reeb - Definition: 1. to strive, contend a. (Qal) 1. to strive 1a b. physically 1a c. with words 1. to conduct a case or suit (legal), sue 2. to make complaint 3. to quarrel d. (Hiphil) to contend against - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 2159 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; properly to toss that is grapple; mostly figuratively to wrangle that is hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend: - adversary chide complain contend debate X ever X lay wait plead rebuke strive X thoroughly. Total KJV Occurrences: 66 • adversaries, 1 1 Samuel 2:10 • cause, 2 Psalm 74:22; Isaiah 51:22 • chide, 4 Exodus 17:2(2); Judges 8:1; Psalm 103:9 • chided, 2 Genesis 31:36; Numbers 20:3 • complain, 1 Judges 21:22 • contend, 6 Job 9:3; Job 13:8; Isaiah 50:8; Isaiah 57:16; Amos 7:4; Micah 6:1 • contended, 4 Nehemiah 13:11; Nehemiah 13:17; Nehemiah 13:25; Job 31:13 • contendest, 1 Job 10:2 • contendeth, 1 Job 40:2 • debate, 2 Proverbs 25:9; Isaiah 27:8 • plead, 24 Judges 6:31(3); Judges 6:32; 1 Samuel 24:15; Job 13:19; Job 23:6; Psalm 35:1; Psalm 43:1; Psalm 119:154; Proverbs 22:23; Proverbs 23:11; Isaiah 1:17; Isaiah 3:13; Jeremiah 2:9(2); Jeremiah 2:29; Jeremiah 12:1; Jeremiah 50:34(2); Jeremiah 51:36; Hosea 2:2(2); Micah 7:9 • pleaded, 2 1 Samuel 25:39; Lamentations 3:58 • rebuked, 1 Nehemiah 5:7 • strive, 9 Genesis 26:20; Deuteronomy 33:8; Judges 11:25(2); Job 33:13; Proverbs 3:30; Proverbs 25:8; Hosea 4:4(2) • striveth, 1 Isaiah 45:9 • strove, 3 Genesis 26:21; Genesis 26:22; Numbers 20:13 • together, 1 Exodus 21:18 • with, 1 Isaiah 49:25