תְּרִיבֽוּ/ן
𐤕𐤓𐤉𐤁𐤅/𐤍
rîyb
will you contend
To engage in dispute, contention, or litigation, typically in a verbal or legal context; to contend against, quarrel with, or bring a charge or case against someone. The word often connotes both personal quarrel and formal legal controversy, including the act of prosecuting a case, defending oneself, or seeking arbitration.
Job 13:8 · Word #5
Lexicon H7378
| Lemma | רִיב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤉𐤁 |
| Transliteration | rîyb |
| Strong's | H7378 |
| Definition | To engage in dispute, contention, or litigation, typically in a verbal or legal context; to contend against, quarrel with, or bring a charge or case against someone. The word often connotes both personal quarrel and formal legal controversy, including the act of prosecuting a case, defending oneself, or seeking arbitration. |
Morphology HVqi2mp/Sn
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | will you contend |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7378-21
you men will contend
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, imperfect conjugation, 2nd person masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural conveys a simple, active action by multiple males: "you men will contend." The rendering preserves the root sense of dispute or legal contention without adding contextual nuance. |
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