Hebrew word

rîyb

reeb

רִיב

What it means

a contest

a contest (personal or legal)

Where it comes from

or רִב; from rîyb (רִיב)

How the King James translates it

cause18
controversy12
strife8
strivings2
contention2
chiding1
suit1
controversies1

Every place it appears 48

Genesis13:7

Exodus17:7 23:2

Deuteronomy17:8 19:17 21:5 25:1

1 Samuel24:15 25:39

2 Samuel15:2 15:4 22:44

2 Chronicles19:8 19:10

Job13:6 29:16

Psalms18:43 31:20 35:23 43:1 55:9 74:22 119:154

Proverbs17:14 18:6 18:17 20:3 22:23 25:9 26:17

Isaiah1:23 34:8 41:11 41:21 58:4

Jeremiah15:10 25:31 50:34 51:36

Lamentations3:36 3:58

Ezekiel44:24

Hosea4:1 12:2

Micah6:2 7:9

Habakkuk1:3