- Original: יריב - Transliteration: Yariyb - Phonetic: yaw-rebe' - Definition: 1. contender, opponent, adversary - Origin: from H7378 - TWOT entry: 2159b - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From H7378 ; literally he will contend; properly adjectively contentious; used as noun an adversary: - that contend (-eth) that strive. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • contend, 1 Jeremiah 18:19 • strive, 1 Psalm 35:1 • with, 1 Isaiah 49:25