Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #3401 - יָרִיב yarib

Original Word:	יָרִיב
Transliteration:	yarib
Phonetic Spelling:	(yaw-rebe')
Definition:	opponent, adversary
Part of Speech:	Noun Masculine
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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

Englishman's Concordance

1) contender, opponent, adversary
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H7378
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2159b

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. [יָרִיב] noun [masculine]opponent, adversary (Ges^{§ 85d}); — suffix (of Zion), יְדִיבֵךְIsaiah 49:26 (ᵐ5רִיבֵךְ so Du); compare plural suffix יְרִיבַ֑יPsalm 35:1 ("" לֹחֲמָ֑י); of personal opponent, יְרִיבָ֑יJeremiah 18:19 (ᵐ5דִיבִי, so Gie).

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 3401. יָרִיב (yarib) — 3 Occurrences

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

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