רִיבָ֑/ם
𐤓𐤉𐤁/𐤌
rivam
their cause
or רִב; from רִיב; a contest (personal or legal); [phrase] adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.
H7379
Proverbs 22:23 · Word #4
Lexicon H7379
| Lemma | רִיב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤉𐤁 |
| Transliteration | rîyb |
| Strong's | H7379 |
| In-context | their cause |
Morphology HNcbsc/Sp3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H7379-06
their contention
| Root | ריב (r-y-b) |
| Core Meanings | strife, dispute, contention, legal case, controversy |
| Semantic Range | personal quarrel, legal dispute, lawsuit, controversy, accusation, grievance, formal charge |
| Conceptual Significance | רִיב often carries legal overtones in the Hebrew Bible, describing covenant lawsuits, interpersonal disputes, or YHWH’s formal case against His people. It reflects a relational and judicial framework in which conflicts are brought into the sphere of covenant justice. |
| Morphological Notes | Hebrew common noun, singular construct (רִיב) with 3mp pronominal suffix; literally "contention of them" or "their contention." |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun רִיב derives from the root ריב, meaning to contend or dispute. In this form it is a singular construct noun with a 3rd person masculine plural suffix ("their"), so "their contention" preserves both the singular noun and the plural possessive while retaining the root sense of active dispute or legal contention. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ריב (strife, dispute, contention, legal case, controversy)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H7378-01 |
ariv | I will contend |
H7379-01 |
berivo | in his contention |
H7379-02 |
hariv | the contention |
H7378-03 |
lariv | to contend in dispute |
H7379-03 |
leriv | for a dispute |
H4807-01 |
meriv | Contender-of-Baal |
H4809-01 |
merivah | Contention |
H4808-01 |
merivat | strife-of |
H7379-04 |
merivey | from the strivings of |
H7379-05 |
riv | contention |
H7378-04 |
rivah | you contended |
H7380-01 |
rivay | Contentious-One |
H7379-07 |
rivekha | your contention |
H7379-08 |
rivi | my dispute |
H7378-05 |
rivu | Contend, you men! |
H7378-06 |
terivun | you men contend |
H3114-01 |
uleyoyariv | and to Yôyāriv ("Yah contends") |
H7378-07 |
vaarivah | and I contended |
H7378-08 |
vayarev | and he contended |
H7378-09 |
vayarivu | and they contended |
H7379-09 |
veriv | and a dispute |
H7378-10 |
yarev | he contends |
H7378-11 |
yariv | he will contend |
H3401-01 |
yerivay | my contenders |
H3114-02 |
yoyariv | Yah-Contends |
Word Usage (61 occurrences of H7379)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 13:7 | רִ֗יב | riv | strife |
| Exodus 17:7 | רִ֣יב | riv | the quarrel |
| Exodus 23:2 | רִ֗ב | riv | a dispute |